Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Real Madrid has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and this year also gained a huge advantage over Barcelona in the league.

Suddenly, Mourinho's reputation, which had declined slightly after the end of last season, once again rose to its peak.

If it is really like the "script" given by some fans.

Mourinho led the team to beat Bayern first, and finally defeated Barcelona again in the final, leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League and successfully revive.

It is foreseeable that in the football coaching world, Mourinho's reputation will temporarily exceed that of all current famous coaches!

Including Ferguson.

Of course, the higher the expectations, and if Mourinho fails to meet the "expectations" of these fans in the end, the backlash from public opinion will be more violent.

But Mourinho doesn't care. He neither wants to live up to the expectations of these fans, nor does he bother to absorb the negative opinions of outside public opinion.

He's always been like this.

He also asked his players not to be disturbed by outside media opinions now.

Defeating Marseille 6-0 in two rounds and reaching the semi-finals is worthy of celebration, but Mourinho believes that they should close the door and celebrate a little internally.

After that, it’s time to pick up the mood, forget about the previous results, and focus on the league sprint before the next round of the Champions League.

Barcelona is currently biting very hard.

Guardiola may have reignited a hunger for glory among Barcelona's players.

They no longer lose track, and have been chasing Real Madrid with a winning streak until now.

Therefore, Real Madrid must withstand this pressure and respond strongly with the same winning streak.

Real Madrid's stars have no objections to this.

They have been too frustrated by Barcelona in the past three seasons, and it is when they urgently need this league championship to rectify their name.

So there weren't many emotional twists and turns this time. Looking at the countdown to the league schedule, all the Real Madrid players couldn't wait to defeat the teams that were still blocking their way to the championship.

Valencia is the most notable stumbling block.

Among all the games in the 32nd round of La Liga, the showdown between Real Madrid and Valencia is also the one that attracts the most attention from fans.

The only "strong dialogue", the first in La Liga VS the third in La Liga.

At the same time, it is almost the last strong enemy that Real Madrid will face on its ideal road to winning the championship early.

Of course, judging from the standings, the gap between the first in La Liga and the third in La Liga is a bit big.

Real Madrid currently tops the list with 85 points, Barcelona is second with 70 points, and Valencia is third in the league with 48 points.

The two teams of Real Madrid still stretched the distance between the teams behind La Liga. In other words, there is nothing wrong with calling Real Madrid the top two teams in La Liga.

Looking at the points situation alone, the two teams of Real Madrid and Barcelona are simply competing behind closed doors. How can the other La Liga teams be their opponents?

But, no matter what, Real Madrid still has to give Valencia enough face and attention.

Because they have already stepped on Levante once before.

They are usually not as strong as Huang Sha and the other two, but if something goes wrong and the whole team is fighting against you, the outcome of the game is still hard to say.

Considering this aspect, Real Madrid's coaching staff finally decided not to use a pure rotation lineup.

In the sprint stage at the end of the season, most of the main players can only have one more goal.

After Valencia, in the rest of the league, the main players can choose to play one or two games, and then they will have plenty of rest time.

So on the evening of April 8, what Valencia saw at the Bernabeu was basically Real Madrid going all out.

Xu Yang, who was commentating on the game that night, was much more excited than He Wei, a real Real Madrid fan.

And He Wei saw that Xu Yang's voice sounded a little wavy in his opening remarks, so he simply didn't let him introduce the starting players on both sides, and went directly to do it himself.

“Valencia deployed a four-three-three offensive formation today.

Goalkeeper No. 13 Guaita.

On the back line are No. 17 Alba, No. 4 Rami, No. 18 Victor Ruiz, and No. 20 Ricardo Costa.

In the midfield, No. 5 Topal, No. 21 Parejo, and No. 24 Alberto Costa start together.

The three forwards are No. 8 Feiguli, No. 11 Adulis and No. 14 Piatti.

For Real Madrid, Mourinho also chose to use a four-three-three starting lineup to face Valencia.

Goalkeeper No. 1 Casillas.

On the back line are No. 15 Coentrao, No. 4 Ramos, No. 18 Albiol, and No. 23 Nacho.

In the midfield, No. 14 Alonso is behind, and No. 10 Li Ang and No. 24 Essien are on both sides of the midfield.

The three forwards are No. 7 Ronaldo, No. 9 Benzema and No. 22 Di Maria. "

"Well, yes, both teams basically sent out their strongest lineups for this round of the league.

For Real Madrid, Pepe and Arbeloa were not selected for the starting lineup in this round due to fatigue issues.

Valencia's two main forwards, Soldado and Jonas, also have minor injuries and are out for this round.

By the end of the season, each team will often choose to do an appropriate amount of rotation due to injuries and player fatigue. "

After He Wei and Xu Yang introduced the starting situation of both teams today, they also turned the topic directly to this season's La Liga championship.

When Li Ang won the Serie A championship last year, Duan Xuan was very proud.

His commentaries on the game when he won the championship were all collected and widely disseminated by domestic fans.

This made all the commentators in Wutai envious.

He Wei really didn't expect that in Li Ang's first full season back at Real Madrid, he would see the scene of Real Madrid winning the championship reappear with his own eyes.

And it's very possible to win more than just the league championship.

When he thought that one and a half months later, he would probably be on hand to commentate on the scene when Li Ang represented Real Madrid in the Champions League final, he felt hot all over!

At this moment, countless Chinese fans in the country are also eagerly discussing this round of La Liga.

After all, after Real Madrid took down the hard nut of Valencia, they basically won casually against Atletico Madrid and Sporting Gijon.

Winning three more rounds, Real Madrid will win the championship ahead of schedule, and Li Ang will also win the honor of La Liga championship this season after winning the Serie A championship last season!

And now Li Ang is still a few days shy of his twenty-first birthday.

At such an age, he has already won many honors that professional players have not been able to win for more than ten years.

No matter how much you brag about that!

Some fans who couldn't wait had already typed in the post bar [Li Ang - the first honorary player in the post-90s player club! ] title to attract attention.

Adding the qualifier "post-90s" to Li Ang's head, the disputes between different fan groups suddenly disappeared.

Because when it comes to the stars they like, everyone must have no brains to side with Li Ang.

What Gotze and Hazard can compare with Li Ang?

All three of them already have the honor of the league championship, but Li Ang wants to win the Italian Cup and the Spanish Super Cup.

Compared with the current honors, Li Ang is indeed the first player born in the 90s. That is to say, the position he plays makes him suffer a little loss in personal data.

But that’s okay. Chinese fans believe that if Li Ang has a chance to play against Gotze or Hazard in the future.

Then Liang will definitely teach these two new stars born in the 1990s a lesson, just like he did when he locked up Zagoev, Isco and Griezmann before~

At 03:30 that night, when the match between Real Madrid and Valencia officially started, posts were popping up one after another in the major forums and sports forums that were still being discussed enthusiastically.

Nowadays, every true fan in China is basically a die-hard supporter of Li Ang.

When this huge support was converted into specific ratings data, the top executives of Channel 5 couldn't help but smile.

Several domestic giant companies that have negotiated cooperation terms with Mendes in advance are also extremely satisfied.

Li Ang's current reputation in the country is coupled with his growing reputation abroad.

Spending the extra money to establish a stable cooperative relationship with him was a waste of money!

As long as he doesn't get involved in any scandals and doesn't commit suicide and get into troublesome lawsuits, these companies will just keep offering him lucrative contracts one after another.

At this moment, Li Ang, who is being watched by tens of millions of people, also showed outstanding performance to repay their support and trust.

Cough. Well, it was actually because Li Ang used a physical recovery potion the day before this round of competition.

As long as there are no physical problems and Li Ang can run, Real Madrid will have a solid advantage in sweeping the midfield.

The benefits of Mourinho's previous sparing use of Essien will also be reflected.

Essien and Li Ang, who are healthy and in good physical condition, joined forces. One on the left and the other on the right, they disrupted Valencia's organizational rhythm from the beginning.

Alonso plays as comfortably as he wants in his own backcourt.

When defending, he only needs to help the two of them fill their positions. After Li Ang and the others seize the ball, Alonso can also calmly sort out the offensive route.

And once he feels comfortable playing, Real Madrid's offense and defense run extremely smoothly.

Mourinho looked at the good results of Essien and Li Ang's pressing, but he felt a pity in his heart.

"If it were Michael (Essien) Galliang at his peak, then this midfield combination would be even more dominant on the defensive end, but it's a pity."

Uncle Bird shook his head, and then he couldn't help but laugh and lamented that he was still too greedy.

If Essien was still in his prime, it would be impossible for Chelsea to loan him to Real Madrid.

It would be too luxurious to have two ball-grabbing machines in their prime in the midfield, coupled with a top-notch playmaker.

Karanka is not as much as Mourinho thought.

He only felt happy and satisfied.

Seeing the good results produced by the smooth operation of this midfield combination, Karanka only felt that the chance of winning in the subsequent head-to-head battle with Bayern was at least 20% greater!

Because the combination of Li Ang + Essien + Alonso is so perfect.

Judging from the characteristics of the players and their complementary cooperation, the three of them are like natural partners.

The tactical tasks can be completed well when each performs their duties, and together they can exert stronger overall control.

Valencia's midfield combination will gradually be unable to keep up with the offensive and defensive rhythm of Li Ang and the others.

Not only did they lose the ball a lot, they were always a step behind Real Madrid in terms of defensive deployment.

If Essien were replaced by Khedira or Kaka today, Real Madrid would never be able to have such a significant midfield advantage.

Mourinho failed in training Khedira, but he used Essien, who was not trusted by many people after a serious injury, to create the tactical scene he wanted most.

At this moment, Emery, who was standing in front of the Valencia coach's bench and observing the development of the situation on the field, had already begun to have a headache.

He thought that Essien, who had been rotated in the league before, had performed well enough.

Not just him, but all La Liga coaches who want to study Real Madrid probably think so.

After all, Essien had just been seriously injured and was getting older. No matter how well he recovered, no one would have thought that he could still produce 70% to 80% of his peak strength.

So now looking at Essien, who is fighting bravely and doesn't seem to be afraid of relapse of old injuries, Emery knows that he may suffer a big loss at the Bernabeu today.

"Damn it, if you don't cheat Real Sociedad earlier, you're just waiting to cheat me this round, right?"

After cursing secretly in his mind, Emery also began to think about whether to add an extra midfielder to withstand the huge pressure from Real Madrid's center.

Alberto and Parejo are almost out of control. If they continue like this, Valencia will not be able to organize an effective attack until Leon and Essien are exhausted.

But it’s only been ten minutes since the game started. Is it a bit too hasty to make substitutions now?

Emery struggled for a while, which lasted about two minutes.

But in the two minutes he was struggling, Real Madrid launched a counterattack that was enough to determine the direction of the subsequent game!

It was Li Ang again. The moment he grabbed the ball from Parejo, several players in Real Madrid's frontcourt immediately began to move forward in a tacit understanding.

But Li Ang did not send a long pass immediately, nor did he knock the ball back to Alonso.

He chose to pass the ball across to Essien, and then he and Essien decisively stepped in!

Two tough men like small cannons ran rampant in the hinterland of Valencia, directly disrupting Valencia's defensive position in the midfield and backcourt.

Parejo and Alberto immediately chased back.

But their midfield partner today, the tall midfielder Topal, did not make the right decision. ,

His speed is not fast, and his height of 1.9 meters makes his turns not flexible enough.

At this time, what he should do most is to retreat first and erect a frontal interception barrier in front of his defenders.

But he was eager to achieve success but chose the most unsuccessful way of pressing forward.

Essien was amused. During the advancement, he knocked the ball to Li Ang who was following up with him, and then quickly bypassed the bulky Topal.

Li Ang was not greedy for the ball either. He faced the ball passed by Essien and gave a counterattack with a moderate amount of advance in front of his path.

A simple short pass and a one-two directly penetrated Valencia's midfield barrier!

Emery is ready to scold Topal to death!

And the next through ball from the wing given by Essien made him even more desperate.

Di Maria didn't stop the ball, and directly got rid of Alba's pursuit!

After taking a step inside and twisting his body, Di Maria sent out his signature smooth cross!

Benzema played his role as a green leaf very well, rushing forward and taking away Lamy who had defensive aerial dominance.

At this moment, Ronaldo, who was jumping in at high speed from behind, had already suppressed Ricardo Costa!

In the contest with his national team teammates, Ronaldo showed no mercy. After completing the suppression, he simply shook his head and attacked the goal!

Guaita quickly moved towards the near corner of the goal when Di Maria passed the ball.

But today, Cristiano Ronaldo chose to reach the far corner, and his hand that he stretched out in vain only got a handful of air!

When Ronaldo scored the header, He Wei and Xu Yang cheered passionately in the studio to celebrate!

At the Bernabeu, a wave of crazy cheers erupted in an instant, sweeping the entire stadium and soaring into the sky!

The live broadcast camera first focused on the goal hero Cristiano Ronaldo, and then focused on the two people Li Ang and Essien who were high-fiving, laughing and hugging in front of Valencia's penalty area!

The two of them deliberately waited for a while, and after Alonso, who was also smiling, came forward, the three of them ran arm-in-arm towards the celebration area where Ronaldo and Benzema were.

Mourinho looked very happy, and commentators from various countries also had similar thoughts in their minds:

It turns out that this is Mourinho’s big move!

Essien, who has returned to form, has completely replaced Khedira. The PLUS version of Real Madrid's macho midfield trio is officially online!

There’s another chapter tonight!