Starting From Playing as a Defensive Midfielder for Real Madrid

Chapter 355 See You Again, Young Man, Draws the Bow to the Full, Fearless of Time and Wind!

There are very few head coaches in today's football world who can "teach Mourinho a lesson" on the field, especially in terms of on-the-spot adjustments.

But Ancelotti did it today.

The counterattack and the adjustment made Real Madrid directly revitalize the second half of the game!

Chelsea's coaching staff can't actually say that they did anything wrong until now.

But Mourinho's stability today further highlights Ancelotti's decisiveness.

The first half of the game belonged to Chelsea and Mourinho, and the second half of the game - at least from the start to this moment - belonged to Real Madrid and Ancelotti!

Li Ang didn't complain at this time. After all, their players are not machines, and the team's coaches are not machines. Everyone makes mistakes.

He and Terry stabilized the morale of the team first, cheered up their teammates, and asked them to continue to maintain a positive attitude.

Then Li Ang looked at the sidelines again.

Fortunately, Mourinho didn't hesitate too much at this time.

He might regret it and feel annoyed, but at this critical moment, he still showed his decisive side!

"Push out and fight Real Madrid in attack!"

After seeing Mourinho's resolute tactical gesture, Li Ang clapped and shouted to remind his teammates that they were about to have a decisive battle with Real Madrid!

This was the tactical adjustment that Li Ang expected, and it was also the tactical change he expected.

Ancelotti's adjustment made Chelsea extremely passive on the defensive end. If Chelsea's tactical tone is to continue to defend and strive for a point, then it is very likely that they will not get a single point in the end.

Because Real Madrid has completely played out at this time, and they gave up the ball to let them besiege, isn't that exactly what the entire Real Madrid team wants!

At this time, if you want to break the game, you have to press out and play high pressure.

Real Madrid attacks, Chelsea also attacks. Real Madrid presses forward, and their backcourt space also gives Chelsea the opportunity to play a quick counterattack.

If Real Madrid wants to ensure that the backcourt is not lost, it must also invest troops to consolidate the defense line. Once their offensive manpower is reduced, Chelsea's defense line can also be less stressed.

Li Ang doesn't believe that Real Madrid would rather risk being stabbed by Chelsea a few more times than continue to attack with all their strength.

Ancelotti is not Bielsa. His tactical choices are bold, but he also needs to pursue balance...

After the game resumed, Real Madrid, with its morale boosted, wanted to pursue the victory and continue to besiege Chelsea in the half.

But Chelsea's sudden resistance and fierce pressing were beyond their expectations.

Chelsea, who took out the crazy running high-position pressing tactics, can be said to be directly pulled to the maximum in the confrontation level.

It's a pity that the Italian referee who whistled this game today didn't seem to be interested in the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League's confrontation.

As soon as Chelsea's confrontation intensity increased, the referee on duty began to blow the whistle repeatedly, directly disrupting Chelsea's counterattack rhythm.

Mourinho and Holland were very dissatisfied standing on the sidelines, but now they have learned to be smart and let Ruiz complain to the fourth official first.

The referee on duty will definitely not change his whistle scale today because of the dissatisfaction of one coaching staff, but Chelsea still gave this pressure anyway.

Li Ang felt okay on the field, after all, Chelsea's counterattack rhythm was interrupted, but Real Madrid's offensive state was also blown away by the referee at the same time.

If you think about it this way, Li Ang can accept it anyway.

Before getting a yellow card, Chelsea will not stop the high-intensity game against Real Madrid.

This kind of game rhythm is familiar and good at Chelsea. In the chaos, Chelsea's midfield and frontcourt are not short of good players who can take the ball and rush forward.

On the contrary, after Real Madrid lost control of the midfield, their "lack of strength" problem on the defensive end was exposed.

In a chaotic battle, the most "soft" of the three midfielders who can retreat to defend the center on Chelsea's side is Kroos.

But to be honest, Kroos's own confrontation ability and defensive positioning are not bad, he is just a little slower.

But on the Real Madrid side, James Rodriguez, who drags down the midfield defense, has a bigger defensive problem.

Modric has a strong running ability and a large defensive coverage area, but he is an all-around midfielder who assists in defense.

He can't take on the burden of the main defense in the midfield.

Therefore, in terms of midfield defense, Real Madrid only has Casemiro who is tough enough.

Chelsea's frontcourt players only need to bypass him to create offensive opportunities in Real Madrid's half.

On the other hand, if Real Madrid wants to make a mess in Chelsea's half, they must face two defensive tough guys, Matic and Li Ang!

This is also the biggest benefit of Chelsea's expansion of the defense line.

As long as Real Madrid cannot organize the offensive system, Chelsea is absolutely superior in terms of personal ability, at least on the defensive end.

This style of play is somewhat rogue, but a tactic that can help the team gain an advantage on the field is a good tactic.

Other teams may only be able to solve the siege temporarily if they play like this, but Chelsea's physical fitness is absolutely sufficient, and it is no problem to maintain the crazy running tactics until the end of the game.

Li Ang has a bottom line in his heart, but for the sake of safety, he still did not go too deep into Real Madrid's half to press.

He asked Marco and Kroos to move to the center line, Azpilicueta also moved forward to press, while he himself retreated to the right to guard against Real Madrid's counterattack.

Bertrand is also sticking to Bale's side at this moment, not daring to give Bale any chance.

He was scared by Bale in this game!

One step and two or three steps to complete the pass. Bale, who is still in his prime, is so simple and effective.

Before the two major opponents of age and soleus muscle came to Bale, there was really no defender in the football world who could limit his speed one-on-one!

Even if you block the position first, it is useless, because this guy can directly shake you off the court to complete the overtaking, it is so exaggerated!

Li Ang can only silently wish Bertrand good luck in his heart at this moment. If he is to defend Bale, there are actually two things he can do.

One is to block the position and try to kick the ball out of the sideline after Bale completes the dribble.

The second is to leave Bale in place.

For Li Ang, it is not shameful to make a tactical foul.

If you can't compete with the speed, you can't compete. You have to follow your heart!

Just as Li Ang was thinking about how to effectively curb the counterattack threat of Real Madrid's two wings.

At this moment, Ramos, who had avoided Suarez's pressing in the backcourt, suddenly sent a long counterattack pass!

Benzema, who was no longer marked by Li Ang or Matic, ran to the middle of the midfield with familiarity.

This extremely familiar scene made Li Ang's heart jump!

As expected, Benzema stopped the ball and directly passed the ball to Chelsea's wing as Li Ang expected!

Li Ang started to return to defense in a straight line at the first time. He did not immediately rush to grab the ball because it was too close to the wing, and Ronaldo's start was also very fast. He did not want to lose his position and make mistakes.

But just as Li Ang was preparing to deal with Ronaldo's ball rush, he saw Ronaldo observe for a while, and then sent a bold cross to the ground!

"Damn! Bale!!!"

Li Ang reacted instantly. Ronaldo must have gone directly to Bale for this ball!

Everyone says that Ronaldo plays alone, but Li Ang knows Ronaldo very well. At most, he will dislike his teammates for being bad, but when he has the opportunity to pass the ball, he is not alone at all!

As for the teammates he recognizes, the most typical example is Benzema, the forward. Even if these teammates are really bad at a certain stage, Ronaldo is willing to pass the ball to them.

What's more, Bale is not bad at all now. He is the number one killer on the right side!

Li Ang turned his head and ran towards the penalty area, and in his sight, the embarrassed Bertrand had been left behind by Bale!

Terry, who was lagging behind, was also struggling to chase at this time. Bale seemed to have completed the inside adjustment very easily after dribbling the ball!

Oblak did not abandon the goal and attacked. He believed in his goal line level very much. He made a choice at this time, and he definitely did not hesitate!

However, Bale is also a big-hearted offensive player, and he rarely loses the chain at critical moments.

Oblak dared to stick to the goal line and did not expand the defensive area. Bale, who had sufficient shooting space, was not polite at all and directly shot a smooth shot!

Bale's dribbling shot is different from Robben's. Robben's dribbling arc is very beautiful and the angle is usually very tricky, while Bale pursues more strength and speed.

Oblak also jumped up as if he had expected it in advance and rushed to the far corner of the goal quickly!

His height and arm span data are not particularly outstanding among the top goalkeepers currently in football.

But this time, with the advance prediction and quick reaction, he finally touched the football a little bit!

Such a change slowed down the speed of the football that was originally running towards the far corner of Chelsea's goal!

But there was no major change in the direction of the football's forward movement, and its rolling trend still showed that it was rolling into Chelsea's goal.

Oblak turned around and climbed up the moment he landed. He had not given up yet, and he still wanted to make a last-ditch effort!

But amid the exclamations of more than 80,000 fans at the scene, a figure was faster than Oblak!

Before the football crossed the line and entered the goal, this figure almost twisted his body to kick the football out of Chelsea's penalty area!

Oblak finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this scene.

And Li Ang, who fell directly into his own goal after completing the clearance, also quickly climbed up from the grass!

"Oblak touched the football! Oh--!!! Li Ang!!! Li Ang, who chased back, successfully kicked the football out!!! He also did not give up! Li Ang and Oblak worked together to save Chelsea! This time the goddess of luck was not on Chelsea's side, but Chelsea's players forcibly reversed the result of being scored twice!!!"

The commentator of Sky Sports roared with extreme passion at this moment!

Li Ang seemed to be somewhat excited, and he and Oblak clapped their hands and bumped their chests in front of their own goal!

Originally, he wanted to spray Bertrand, who had a big problem with defense, but seeing the other party's panting and fearful appearance, he finally swallowed the swear words that were about to come to his mouth.

It is normal to be beaten by Bale. Even if the starting left back today is Azpilicueta, who has stronger defensive strength, the situation may not be much better at this moment.

Not to mention Bertrand who has stronger offensive attributes...

Leon was quite considerate at this time, but the old captain Terry didn't indulge Bertrand, and he just caught him and scolded him!

"...Next time you encounter this situation, just make a tactical foul on him, you idiot! If you get a yellow card, the boss will know to replace you! But if he scored the ball just now, think about what the media will write about you tomorrow..."

Bertrand was so scared by Terry that he dared not speak at all, but he seemed to be more or less sober at this moment, nodding his head.

Seeing this, Li Ang did not say much, but applauded to signal other teammates not to lose their spirits at this moment, and they must cheer up!

Bale was still upset that he missed a golden opportunity to score.

But after Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side looked at Li Ang, he had already sorted out his mood and began to retreat.

Real Madrid's sudden attack was a wake-up call for Chelsea.

After Mourinho scolded on the sidelines, he also asked several important players on the bench to start warming up.

In the 76th minute of the second half, Mourinho and Ancelotti almost made substitutions at the same time, and both sides also tacitly replaced two players with two players.

Mourinho replaced Kroos with Salah and Bertrand with Trippier.

Ancelotti replaced James Rodriguez and Carvajal, who was a little uncomfortable in his calf, with Vasquez and Nacho.

Chelsea still plays 4231, but De Bruyne retreated from the front line to the midfield, while Real Madrid directly changed to 442.

But regardless of whether there is a change in formation or not, the tactical intentions of the two head coaches are actually quite clear at this moment.

That is to continue to consolidate the wing defense and strengthen the counterattack force at the same time!

Originally, Ancelotti preferred to use Isco as a tactical backhand, but Isco was injured and left the field in the last round of La Liga and needed to rest for two weeks.

So Vasquez's order of playing was advanced.

Li Ang watched his two good brothers come on as substitutes at this moment, and it was impossible to say hello before the end of the game.

But he looked at Nacho and Vasquez, and they all looked at him at the same time, and the three of them finally showed a slightly funny expression of holding back laughter on their faces.

Seeing old friends laugh is laughing, but the professionalism of the three is still no problem, and they will fight as they should after the game continues.

When the game officially entered the 80th minute, Mourinho called Llorente and Maguire from the bench and asked them to continue warming up, which was the first to throw a tactical smoke bomb.

However, Ancelotti was still very calm.

He also asked Jesse and Varane on the bench to warm up, and also selected a substitute striker and a substitute central defender. This operation was also quite coquettish~

Mourinho was not annoyed, but showed a playful smile on his face.

After all, it is more interesting to compete with such opponents!

After consuming a lot of physical energy, the players of Real Madrid and Chelsea saw that there was little time left in the game, and they all slowed down the rhythm of the confrontation tacitly.

The first match of the group stage was not a life-and-death battle. If it was really impossible to tell the winner, there was no need to continue to take risks at the last moment.

A draw was acceptable to the players of both teams. Later, it depended on their respective abilities and offensive methods. Whoever played against the weaker team more steadily would take the initiative to qualify as the first place. It was fair!

The fans of both teams had no objection. It was really hard to tell who would win. The two teams would meet again in the last round of the group stage, and they would have a good fight then.

In the 85th minute of the game, Ancelotti replaced Benzema with Varane.

As if it was a signal, Mourinho immediately replaced Hazard with Maguire.

Commentators from all countries said that the two teams were going to stop fighting.

In the last minute of the regular time of the game, Maguire got the ball in the backcourt. Seeing that Salah, who had just come on the court, was still eager to try and kept raising his hand for the ball, he directly passed the ball to him.

The ball was passed relatively steadily. After receiving the ball, Salah faced Marcelo's defense.

The Egyptian winger did not hesitate because of Marcelo's reputation in football. On the contrary, he was very excited to make a dribbling move.

But after Casemiro came over to assist in defense, Salah's strong attack had no effect.

In desperation, Salah could only choose to protect the ball first.

Li Ang responded at this time, and Salah took a look and decisively passed the ball.

Modric didn't dare to let Li Ang get the ball in this position and advance comfortably, so he immediately defended against it.

But Li Ang caught a glimpse of Modric's defensive action with his peripheral vision, so he took advantage of the situation before the ball landed, and then the whole person directly bypassed Modric!

The two passed each other, Li Ang took the ball and moved forward, and smoothly dribbled into the third zone of Real Madrid's defense!

After estimating the distance between himself and the Real Madrid goal at the moment, and looking at Ramos who decisively defended, Li Ang made up his mind and adjusted his steps to start accumulating power!

His powerful shot was in a flash, so fast that Pepe didn't have time to remind Ramos to let him interfere with Li Ang's defense faster!

This long shot was 32 meters away from the Real Madrid goal, but Navas felt that Li Ang seemed to be shooting from a position 20 meters away from the Real Madrid goal!

Because the speed of this long shot was too fast!

In horror, Navas could only bite the bullet and dive to the upper right corner of the goal!

But his reaction advantage at the moment could not offset his disadvantage in height and arm span!

He chose the right direction to save the ball, but the angle of Li Ang's long shot was very tricky, so tricky that Navas tried his best but couldn't touch the ball in the end!

The ball finally hit the bottom of the Real Madrid crossbar and bounced into the Real Madrid goal!

Navas finally failed to help Real Madrid keep the draw, but he had tried his best!

C Ronaldo was also somewhat surprised to see Li Ang, because the way Li Ang shot this time was exactly the same as his own!

He suddenly remembered the scene many years ago when he taught Li Ang the long-range shooting technique on the training ground...

"Li Ang is adjusting his pace! Shoot--!!! Wow!!! The ball is in! The ball is in!!! God! Li Ang judged Real Madrid at the last moment of this game! He scored the winning goal with a world wave! Unbelievable! Unbelievable..."

When commentators from various countries were cheering wildly for Li Ang's world wave winning goal, Li Ang once again stood in Real Madrid's half and raised his hands slightly to apologize to the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu.

The Real Madrid fans at the scene were silent again.

At this time, Zhan Jun, with a hoarse throat, looked at Li Ang, who no longer looked like a teenager, but became more mature, tough, and stronger, and couldn't help but blurt out.

"Goodbye, young man, draw your bow!

Don't be afraid of time or wind!"

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