Iron Man on the pitch

After returning to the club, he took a break and on September 12, Li Ling welcomed his first La Liga match at the Bernabeu.

Because it was the first home game of this season, head coach Mourinho received instructions from Florentino before the game that he must win beautifully in this game. He had a headache for this, but he still did it. After all, he wants to prove to the world that although Mourinho is good at defensive counterattacks, he can still play exciting offensive football under the premise of having an absolute lineup advantage.

Unfortunately, although Real Madrid sent three forwards to Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain in this game, they still stumbled and won the game with a score of 2:0.

One of the goals was a random battle in the penalty area, Benzema stabbed into the goal; the other one was Ronaldo's breakthrough into the penalty area, creating a penalty kick, and he took the penalty and scored it himself.

The fundamental reason is that Li Ling, the frontcourt core who was highly expected by Mourinho, performed very sluggishly in this game. Li Ling obviously did not feel any discomfort in her health, and she performed well in the previous few games, but her condition in this game became very poor and she did not do well in the offensive organization.

Li Ling played very awkwardly on the court, hesitating when passing the ball, and his ability to break through was also reduced, as if his offensive talent suddenly disappeared. But that can't be said. It should be said that Li Ling is deliberately choosing an offensive method that is less efficient and less accustomed to. I don't know what he thought.

Fortunately, Li Ling is not having a problem with his attitude. Li Ling is still very active when defending, which is one of the reasons why Mourinho has been enduring and not replacing Li Ling.

The second reason is Mourinho's surprise discovery. The level shown by Li Ling in defense has improved qualitatively compared to before. No, it should be a leap!

Although Li Ling's performance is still a little unfamiliar, Li Ling's defensive ability alone has surpassed the real full-back Aberoa in Real Madrid's team, and is even about to catch up with substitute centre-back Galai.

Li Ling has an extremely good grasp of the position selection and the opportunity to grab, especially when Li Ling is on the verge of the foot, his movements are neat and he rarely makes fouls.

Based on the above two points, Mourinho is reluctant to criticize Li Ling for his poor performance today. He decided to talk to Li Ling alone after the game.

Just as Li Ling went to Mourinho's office, the news media had already begun to criticize Li Ling.

The Daily Sports News fired the first shot: "The billion-dollar star is in a sluggish state, and Li Ling finally hit his rookie wall."

"World Sports" immediately followed up: "Let's land in La Liga and accept the real test, and Li Ling proved that his excellent performance was just an accident."

Germany's "Kickers" then ended: "Li Ling, who has outstanding offense, is trying to go further in defense, but who do he think he is? Does Beckenbauer?"

The Biography, which also belongs to Germany, is not vague and flashes the team: "Although the attitude is positive, it is impossible to do anything with just an attitude. Li Ling's best play as a midfielder, otherwise it will definitely be a mess in the future."

It seems that they are very angry that German players such as 272 and Khedira did not join Real Madrid, all of which is because Li Ling is blocking their way.

The British "Sky Sports", "Times" and "Guardian" have also joined in criticism of Li Ling, believing that Li Ling's wonderful performance is just a flash in the pan, and now is the moment when he falls into the clouds.

Even Real Madrid's "Marca" will not let go of this opportunity to publish a violent argument to increase sales: "Murinho is not suitable for Real Madrid. Li Ling is such an excellent offensive player, and he has taught him only half of it. The defense of the bucket water is here.”

It is only Long Seiro, the editor-in-chief of Ass, who wrote an article to support Li Ling: "Li Ling has infinite possibilities and can grow to a point that no one can imagine. The current confusion is only temporary, and he will definitely be more in the future. good."

Although Long Seiro tried his best to defend Li Ling, when Li Ling's performance on the court was not good, all the explanations seemed pale and powerless.

After all, in the football world, there is no such player who can be called Li Ling's mortal enemy. Li Ling's supporters, even if Li Ling is really invisible on the court, can cover up the fact that Li Ling has not performed by attacking this person. . Of course, even if there is such an opponent, normal people will not use such despicable means.

However, Li Ling is not alone, because Ronaldo did not escape, which made Ronaldo fall into a goal drought without scoring.

Fortunately, Real Madrid won the ball, and Ronaldo indeed attracted defense on the court, creating space for Benzema and Higuain. The criticism of Ronaldo was just not scoring a goal, not saying that he did nothing. The media still have ethics nowadays, at least they watch the ball, can also understand.

Of course, Li Ling did not deliberately perform poorly, because after playing against Norway, he purchased the great Italian left-back from the system, Paul Maldini's talent and experience, and began to learn and integrate.

This year's schedule has been determined. In order to avoid the 0:5 tragedy at Camp Nou on November 30, Li Ling decided to improve himself. In terms of offense, Li Ling felt that he had no room for improvement. He was nothing more than exchanging Zidane's football experience and Ronaldo's football talent, but the offensive improvement was only 10%.

There is a huge possibility of improvement in the defensive level. Although Li Ling has seriously learned defensive skills and is willing to run, the defense also has requirements for the players' talents. Not to mention that for defensive players, the most valuable thing is the defensive experience accumulated over the years. Otherwise, why do we say that the peak period of central defenders usually takes around 27-30 years old?

What Real Madrid lacks the most now is the player who can become a midfield barrier.

But Li Ling neither wants to change to a central defender nor to become a midfield meat grinder. He has learned too many talents and experiences of players of different styles, which has a great impact on Li Ling himself. Li Ling must consider the selected players. compatible with style.

Therefore, the player template chosen by Li Ling was placed in the position of full-back. After all, the full-back has certain offensive ability, so Maldini became Li Ling's choice. Although Maldini's offensive ability is not the top, it is not too difficult to be compatible.

Moreover, Maldini's style of play is very clean. After learning in combination, Li Ling doesn't have to worry about frequently taking cards in defense, and can participate in the defense with confidence. I have stronger physical fitness, and after fully integrating and learning Maldini's talent and experience, I will definitely be stronger than him.

Li Ling came to Mourinho's office, opened the door and saw Mourinho looking at the computer with a serious face.