Chapter 93: Real Madrid AB Team Is Released in Advance, the Core of the B Team Midfield, Li Ang! [Please Subscribe! ]

Real Madrid's celebration this time was not as passionate as when they took the lead 2-0.

Perhaps it was because Messi's assist to Villa's goal made the whole Real Madrid team too vigilant and calm.

Or perhaps when it was 2-0, Real Madrid's players had already overdrawn their happiness and passion in advance.

When the 3-1 victory was established, the fans and players on the Real Madrid side felt more relaxed and at ease.

And with this steadiness, they shouted "defense" together at this moment, tired and energetic.

Yes, Real Madrid fans took the initiative to ask the team to defend at the Bernabeu home.

If they hadn't witnessed this scene in person at the Bernabeu, the Spanish media reporters would never dare to say that such a scene would happen to Real Madrid fans.

But it's actually easy to understand.

They are afraid of losing.

In recent years, Real Madrid has been really afraid of losing to Barcelona, ​​which is a complete passing and control team.

Especially last year's loss to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals, that cruel sense of shame will be unforgettable for all Real Madrid fans!

So at this moment, at the last moment when Real Madrid was about to win the national derby.

Real Madrid fans made the most realistic shouts, they don't want any suspense, they want to win Barcelona steadily!

Mourinho felt really relieved at this moment.

No matter whether the home fans of the Bernabeu will boo just because the team's offense is not good in the future.

At least at this moment, this group of fans completely stood behind Mourinho and the Real Madrid players on the field.

So fouls were frequent, and the offensive and defensive battles with more and more fierce fights were staged in the remaining ten minutes.

Both sides were unreserved, and they also had the responsibility and significance of trying their best.

Arbeloa and Di Maria both ran to leg cramps, and were finally replaced when they couldn't hold on.

Barcelona players were very dissatisfied, thinking that the two were dragging time one after another, and appealed to the referee that the extra time should be extended.

Ramos was annoyed, and went up with his hands behind his back to argue, and as a result, the players on both sides instantly surrounded the referee with one word after another.

Guardiola was so tired sitting in the coaching booth.

He could understand the unhappiness and depression in his players' hearts.

But for their current behavior of wasting time on their own initiative, Guardiola only wanted to say "stupid".

After watching the final farce, the fans on both sides did not wait long before they welcomed the whistle of the end of the game with different moods!

Li Ang almost completely exhausted his physical strength and energy on the field again.

So much so that when the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game, he subconsciously squatted on the grass.

Relaxing, feeling the soreness of muscles that were no longer under control after exhaustion, he subconsciously roared twice, then raised his head and lay comfortably in the shape of a "big" character.

How many kilometers did he run in this game?

Fourteen or fifteen?

Li Ang couldn't estimate it, and finally he was too lazy to calculate it.

Like the usual games, it's okay for him to run like this occasionally, and he won't be so tired.

But in today's game, he followed Messi to do too many repeated sprints, and during the period he had to help Ma Pengpeng clean up his butt and fill in for other teammates.

Watching Messi and doing other defensive work, how could it not be tiring.

Li Ang felt that the little physical energy he had left was instantly drained away at the end of the game.

In the noisy live environment, he originally wanted to take a break for two or three minutes without caring about anything.

But a hand patted on his shoulder forced him to end the rest time early.

Well, there was also the voice full of complex emotions that he didn't expect.

"Are you okay? Do you want your team doctor to come and see you first?"

Li Ang opened his eyes and saw Messi sitting next to him with his legs crossed and no image.

The other party's medium-length hair was almost soaked, and his eyes could not hide his fatigue, and he seemed to be filled with more depression and helplessness.

"Ah? I'm fine, fine. You haven't left yet, Leo, are you going to exchange jerseys with me?"

Leon was too lazy to get up and talk to Messi, and just made a joke with a grin.

But what he didn't expect was that Messi hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement!

But Lion was not hypocritical, and he forced himself to sit up halfway, and finally took off his jersey.

It was Messi's jersey from the 11-12 season, why didn't he change it if he had the chance?

He had already asked for one of Ronaldo's jerseys in the previous game this season, and now he got Messi's jersey. When he went back, he framed the two jerseys and hung them on the wall of his bedroom.

This is the final jersey of Messi and Ronaldo in their peak season. In the future, he will take a photo and post it on the sports forum whenever he wants, and he will definitely be envied!

Messi felt inexplicably comfortable when he saw Lion looking at his jersey with a satisfied look on his face.

"You played well this time, but our preparations were not sufficient. We will meet again next time."

"Next time we meet, you will definitely get back at Camp Nou, right? I understand, I understand. You should be gentle when the time comes. I have already lost to you twice. I really can't stand it!"

"But you won, my team didn't win, what's the point of my winning?"

"At least the media will say that you can leave the Bernabeu Stadium with your head held high. You see, you are at least safe in public opinion."

When Messi heard Li Ang start talking nonsense again, he laughed and shook his head, and finally slapped Li Ang on the back.

"Let's go!"

"See you next time at Camp Nou."

Messi hung Li Ang's jersey on his shoulders, stopped responding to Li Ang, and walked into the player tunnel without looking back.

Li Ang also lay back on the grass again.

He closed his eyes comfortably.

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The Spanish media was satisfied. This round of national derby was good enough and the game process was exciting enough.

The atmosphere of Real Madrid's revenge before the game was directly pulled to the maximum by their propaganda.

As a result, Real Madrid did not drop the chain, and finally defeated Barcelona with great force. This is simply a perfect reporting material!

And just when the outside public opinion was vigorously promoting Real Madrid's "return of the king".

The Real Madrid coaching staff was having a headache for the report submitted by the team doctor.

Mourinho had expected this situation a long time ago, so he was quite calm at this time.

"Angel (Di Maria) and Alvaro (Arveroa) need to rest for at least two to three days before undergoing recovery training and physical therapy. According to preliminary estimates, they will not be able to play in the next King's Cup game and the next round of the league.

Sami (Khedira)'s thigh muscles are a little uncomfortable again, but it's not a big problem, but the team doctor recommends that he should try not to play in the past week and do physical therapy first.

In addition, Xavi (Alonso) and Pepe's physical condition is not particularly good."

After listening to Karanka's general description of the physical examination report given by the team doctor, Mourinho had a bottom line in his heart.

Today is the second day after the big victory over Barcelona. Most of the Real Madrid first-team players who have ended their one-and-a-half-day vacation will resume their daily training this afternoon.

It's not that Mourinho doesn't want to give them more rest time.

The main reason is that the King's Cup game is coming. Tomorrow they have to go away to play the fourth round of the King's Cup against the Ponferradina Club of the Spanish Second Division B.

The opponent is not strong, but Mourinho can't draw Castilla's youth training players directly to play this round of the King's Cup.

After all, Ponferradina and Castilla are currently at the same league level.

It would be fine if they draw, but if they lose, the storm of public opinion will be enough to annoy Mourinho for a while.

"Let's use the plan we planned before, and select the most suitable rotation substitutes. We want to combine them into a new team with more tacit cooperation."

Mourinho made up his mind. When the three-line battle officially began, he needed a rotation team to fight in the King's Cup and some unimportant league games.

In this way, the main players of Real Madrid can get more adequate rest time.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, when all the Real Madrid first-team players who could arrive at the training ground today had gathered, Mourinho and Karanka officially started their plan.

It is more than enough for Adam to start as the goalkeeper in the second lineup.

Varane, Nacho, Albiol who returned from injury and Carvajal formed a new defense line.

Among them, Carvajal went to the left to play as a left back.

The main reason is that Coentrao was injured some time ago, and the main left back relies on Marcelo to support him. Mourinho can only try to transform Carvajal first.

In the midfield, Leon, Las Diarra, Granero and Kaka have become a new four-man combination.

In the diamond midfield position, Leon is dragged back, Granero and Las Diarra are on both sides, and Kaka is the front midfielder.

The double strikers are naturally Morata and Callejon.

Among them, Morata can pull the ball to the side, and Callejon can play on both sides. The two can frequently switch positions in the game to involve the opponent's defense.

Of course, this is only a preliminary lineup. Because Khedira's physical condition is not "stable", Kaka may return to the main starting lineup at any time.

At that time, this rotation lineup may change from 442 to 433, and Vazquez will replace Kaka.

In the training that afternoon, the eleven Real Madrid rotation players who formed the new team also began to run-in quickly.

Well, Leon is an exception.

He is a main player, and he also consumed a lot of physical energy in the big battle with Barcelona.

But who made him use the physical recovery potion after the game with Barcelona?

He was the best in the physical examination of the entire Real Madrid team. It would be strange if Mourinho did not use him to continue to be used as a beast.

With Kaka's transformation and Granero adapting to the new position, Li Ang, who was lagging behind, naturally became the core of the organization in this rotation lineup.

It seems that the old problems of Las Diarra and Brother Face cannot be cured, so Mourinho simply let him temporarily play the tactical role of holding the ball and advancing in the rotation lineup.

As long as the work is done well on the defensive end, the rhythm can be slowed down a little on the offensive end.

Anyway, when Las Diarra plays in the starting lineup, Real Madrid's opponents will not be that strong.

Moreover, isn't it just the time when the winter window is about to open? Let Las Diarra brush up good data and it will be convenient to sell at a high price, cough.

Las Diarra, who was unaware of it, was still happy that Uncle Bird "valued" him.

But Li Ang, who had known about the situation for a long time, could only send his farewell wishes to his teammate in his heart.

On the evening of December 13, Real Madrid officially debuted at the home stadium in Ponferradina, using a new lineup with all the starting players except Li Ang as substitutes.

This home stadium is the smallest professional stadium Li Ang has ever seen, with only about 8,000 people able to sit on the field.

However, the fans of Ponferradina were quite enthusiastic. When the players of Ponferradina and Real Madrid appeared together, they only cheered and almost no booed.

But it was understandable.

Ponferradina was able to enter the fourth round of the King's Cup and play two games with Real Madrid. This was already a very lucky thing for their fans.

The newly formed rotation team of Real Madrid had no major problems in cooperation. Even if there were sometimes small mistakes, the overall offense and defense were still very smooth.

Li Ang was getting more and more familiar with the arrangement of the backcourt ball rights. He could not say that he was free to control it, but he played the performance he should play.

At least in the face of the result of 2-0 Ponferradina at halftime, Li Ang's organization and dispatch could be said to be no problem, and Mourinho was also relieved.

In the second half, Vazquez came on as a substitute and replaced Kaka who scored a goal in the first half.

Real Madrid also changed to a 4-3-3 formation, with Vazquez, Morata and Callejon forming an offensive trident.

With Real Madrid's midfield having an absolute advantage, Vazquez finally succeeded in the 73rd minute of the second half, and assisted Morata to score the winning goal with an inverted triangle.

3-0

Real Madrid finally ended the first leg of the fourth round of the King's Cup with a steady victory.

But in terms of public opinion, the result of this game was not discussed by many non-Real Madrid fans.

Li Ang's stable performance in the organization of the back did not surprise the media.

After all, Li Ang had already taken on the main responsibility in the league before, and he played quite well at that time.

After all, this time they played against the Spanish Second Division B team. In the eyes of the outside world, Real Madrid should win, and some people even complained that Real Madrid scored too few goals.

Only a small number of media people captured some key information through Mourinho's deployment of troops in this game.

At first, they were a little hesitant and could not confirm their guesses, fearing that Mourinho just happened to put together such a formation with basically no main players in the starting lineup.

But on the evening of December 17, when Real Madrid once again lined up this new starting lineup to face Granada, these media people instantly confirmed their previous guesses.

"Mourinho is going to split Real Madrid's first team into 'AB teams' to fight on three fronts! Team A will fight hard battles and the Champions League, and Team B will play against opponents who are not very strong in the King's Cup and the league!"

"Li Ang is a real iron man! After playing for the main team, he still has to be the core of the midfield in the rotation team. His physical fitness is too good!"

"The idea of ​​the Real Madrid coaching staff is really good, but there are too many young players in their 'B team'. Can they really handle such a tactical task?"

"Let's wait and see. Granada is now a relegation team. Let's see if this Real Madrid will fall on Granada!"

Before the game started, the Spanish media and countless La Liga fans who learned about the list of Real Madrid's starting players immediately became interested in discussing.

Many fans who don't get along with Real Madrid also plan to have a look at the fun.

It would be funny if Real Madrid lost to Granada today and ruined their winning streak by using rotation.

At 9 pm Spanish time, Real Madrid's away game against Granada started on time.

There was a violent cheer in the Kamenes Stadium, and the Granada players were also very excited to launch an offensive attack on Real Madrid's new midfield combination.

If they played the main lineup of Real Madrid today, Granada would never dare to be so aggressive in grabbing the opening rhythm.

But Granada still has the courage to actively suppress Real Madrid's almost pure rotation lineup, and it is still very big!

After all, in the eyes of the outside world, this lineup of almost pure rotation players of Real Madrid, let alone whether there is a problem with running-in, there are too many young players in the front and back fields of the team.

Granada is still in the stage of grabbing points to avoid relegation. If they get the opportunity, they must pounce on it and take a bite.

If they succeed, they will get three points by surprise. If not, then they will defend honestly and strive to keep one point. No matter how you look at it, it is not a loss.

However, just when they wanted to kick the ball high and quickly pass Real Madrid's midfield and directly find a group of young players on Real Madrid's back line, Albiol took action.

He spent almost the first half of this season recovering from injuries and physiotherapy, and now he has gotten rid of the trouble of injuries.

In terms of strength, he was still the absolute main force of Real Madrid in the previous seasons, and now he can only compete with Pepe and Ramos.

How can these Granada forwards touch porcelain?

A successful header without suspense, Albiol headed the ball back to the midfield.

Granero headed the ball back, Li Ang held the ball, and then dribbled horizontally to get rid of Granada striker Ighalo's pressing, and then split the side to let Callejon counterattack and advance.

Real Madrid resolved Granada's strategy of grabbing the start very well at the beginning. Not only did they not give Granada any chances, but they also took advantage of the situation to play their most familiar fast counterattack.

Without Alonso's long pass, Real Madrid's counterattack lacked a lot of sharpness than usual.

But for Granada, the speed of the counterattack was still too fast.

Callejon's first advance at the beginning almost helped Morata to head the ball to Roberto's goal.

But Granada was still in shock. Four minutes later, Nacho's successful defensive interception on the wing gave Real Madrid another chance to counterattack quickly!

Li Ang did not carry the ball for a long time this time. He kicked a long pass directly behind Granada's defense.

The accuracy is still not very good, but the ball speed is fast enough, and the lead time is also sufficient.

Morata, who successfully started the counter-offside, quickly ran out of a half-solo attack without the ball!

However, this kid still lacks confidence. Seeing that Granada's defensive players have the opportunity to interfere with his shot, he chose to pass the ball at the last moment.

Kaka received Morata's cross pass in the penalty area. There was no hesitation. A far-corner shot directly helped Real Madrid open the record!

It was less than six minutes before the start of the game!

But Real Madrid took the lead so easily!

Granada's home fans were stunned by this result, as if they couldn't believe it at all.

This TM is actually Real Madrid's rotation lineup?

Why do they feel that they are facing a tough team in the upper middle of La Liga!

Kaka hugged Morata in the frontcourt to celebrate, but most of the reporters on the sidelines immediately turned their attention to Li Ang standing near the center circle.

This kid is really a core player!