Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"This should be a special 'back-up' prepared by Mourinho in the second half of the league.

Essien, no one thought that he could still perform in such a state!

It only took Essien a little more than three months to recover from a serious injury and perform at the top level again. It was not easy! "

He Wei looked at Essien, who was now completely reborn in Real Madrid, and felt sincerely happy in his heart.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly. It was a pity that Mourinho played his trump card so early.

"We should hide something else. Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals in ten days. Wouldn't it be better to play this trump card then?"

He Wei held different views on Xu Yang's statement, but considering that it was during a live broadcast, he still saved face for his partner and dealt with this topic.

But offline Chinese fans had no such scruples and directly complained about Xu Yang's statement.

"What Xu Yang said, why don't we test the effect of Essien's full play before the war? Can your usual performance on the training field be comparable to your performance in the game?"

"Are you still waiting? Isn't today's league crucial? Do you really think that Bayern coach doesn't know how to study Essien?!"

"If you wait any longer, you will have to wait until next season's Champions League final. Well, you can win this season without using Essien's trump card! Xu Yang, you have to believe in your own judgment, and we all support you!"

"Don't mess with me, buddy. Director Xu will really believe it when the time comes."

"Ah? I was just joking, hehe~"

The reason why Mourinho asked Essien to give full play today is actually similar to the complaints made by Chinese fans.

The first is to test the effect of Essien's free hand in a tough battle.

The second is that he doesn't think Heynckes will miss Essien, a "former superstar" who can obviously change the rhythm of the game, in his preparations.

If you say that other coaches may have made mistakes in preparation, Mourinho believes it.

But for a coach like Heynckes who is known in football for his meticulous preparation, Mourinho will not take it lightly.

And if you have to use your trump card at a critical moment, then today's game against Valencia is critical enough.

Mourinho did not want to continue to be distracted by the unexpected draw midway through the league.

With this sprint, before the arrival of the Champions League semi-finals and the Spanish El Clasico, he must win the La Liga championship in advance!

If he wins the championship earlier, he will be able to devote all his energy to the Champions League and the subsequent Copa del Rey final.

The past several seasons that have been evaluated as "failures" by the outside world have made Mourinho deeply aware of this.

The more you want to win enough championships, the less room you can leave in the sprint to win the championship. When it’s time to rush, you have to sprint.

Hesitating until the end, wanting this and that, and finding too many excuses for yourself to make mistakes, often ends up with nothing.

So he revealed his trump card today, and what he wanted was to determine La Liga in one battle!

In the next two rounds, Atletico Madrid and Sporting Gijon were slowly dealt with. They were just small players who couldn't make waves.

And Essien's performance did not disappoint him, and he and Li Ang had a great situation on both offense and defense.

If Valencia concedes a goal first, at the Bernabeu, their confidence will inevitably be dampened and they will feel a little panicked.

The more they fail to regain control in the midfield, the more anxious they will become. If Emery does not adjust properly, then Real Madrid's tactical thinking will be confused and it will be easy for Real Madrid to win.

However, Mourinho does not want to wait for Emery to make a mistake, nor does he want to wait until the second half to establish a victory in one fell swoop.

He wants to speed up and see the unbalanced mentality of the Valencia players in the first half!

So he took action and made tactical adjustments in the 20th minute of the first half.

"Boss, do you want us to continue pressing forward?"

Li Ang was a little surprised. This was not in line with his guess about Mourinho's tactical changes at this moment. He thought Uncle Bird would let him and Essien beware of Valencia's possible strong counterattack.

Essien smiled, showing his white teeth.

"Dad is like this. If you follow him for a few more years, you will know his true character. He likes to pursue stable victory, but this does not mean that he does not have bold moments. Let's go!"

After Essien finished speaking, he took the lead in crossing the center line and pounced on Alberto who was closest to him and was holding the ball.

Li Ang didn't have too much entanglement.

If Mourinho dares to make such tactical instructions, he must have a reason.

As for openly opposing the head coach's tactical arrangements on the field?

Forget it, Li Ang is not the coach of Kaipakai, and he is not that courageous.

With Li Ang and Essien's forward pressure disrupting the situation, Valencia was finally able to seize some opportunities to launch a threatening counterattack.

After all, as long as the pass escapes the interception of these two people, the slightly open Real Madrid half will naturally become a grassland for Valencia's wide players to gallop.

But correspondingly, the Valencia players organized in the backcourt also suffered from excessive psychological pressure.

Because once the ball is intercepted in their own half, Real Madrid's counterattack army is equivalent to setting up artillery directly at the door of Valencia!

Mourinho had to play like this despite the defensive risks in order to further put pressure on Valencia's backcourt players.

He is also putting pressure on Emery!

No change, then the two sides will bet on their ability to seize opportunities. It depends on whether Real Madrid scores first again, or whether Valencia can use the timing and equalize the score in the first half.

Uncle Psy's on-the-spot adjustment put Emery in a real dilemma.

When it comes to making major tactical changes, it is definitely best to make adjustments during the halftime break.

But this time Mourinho is trying to force Emery to make a choice.

Emery, he doesn't dare to go all out on offense, but he doesn't want to add a midfielder for defense.

This highlights a hesitation.

Parejo, Aduriz and others in Valencia's formation just couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to have a good fight with Real Madrid.

But Topal, central defender Lamy and others who had made mistakes before wanted to stabilize their position first.

The players in the front and backcourt had different ideas, and Emery didn't say anything. If this style of play was not chaotic, it would be weird.

Real Madrid's players on the field quickly discovered the tactical tearing problem in the Valencia team.

Li Ang deliberately retreated to the center line and increased his "care" for Parejo. Benzema also quickly moved towards the left half.

Parejo now wants to deliver the ball to the frontcourt, and sometimes his passing choices are inevitably a bit aggressive.

Li Ang saw the opportunity to press Parejo's ball space. As soon as he made a mistake, Coentrao and Alonso behind Li Ang had the opportunity to steal the ball.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Coentrao intercepted Parejo's pass in front of Valencia right winger Feguli, and then quickly knocked the football to Alonso who raised his hand.

Brother Long stopped for a second and then took a long pass to find Benzema who had retreated to receive the ball.

Li Ang and Essien once again moved forward in tacit understanding. Benzema steadily distributed the ball to the forward Li Ang, and then turned around and started sprinting with all his strength.

This time, Li Ang did not give the ball to Essien and asked him to advance.

He chose to give a long pass and go directly to Ronaldo!

This long pass to the back of Valencia's defense still has a large amount of advance.

Ricardo Costa, who is marking Ronaldo, is no match for Ronaldo in terms of speed.

He is already thirty-one years old, how can he outrun Ronaldo, who is twenty-seven years old and at his physical peak?

This time, Ronaldo, who got enough space to sprint, quickly calmed down after cutting inside the penalty area.

There are too many Valencia defenders in front of him.

Ricardo Costa chased back, Rami pressed out and did not give him room to advance, and there was also a double-teamed midfielder Topal.

Good guy, it looks like Valencia has transferred all their main defensive forces in the right half.

However, when a figure rushed forward and quietly filled the space on the left front of the penalty area, Ronaldo's eyes lit up when he noticed the movement of the figure.

The next moment, Cristiano Ronaldo knocked back the ball, and the figure who caught the ball also cooperated with Benzema who inserted into the penalty area and gave a through ball!

"Leon's movement is great! He didn't go into the penalty area where there were many defenders and double-teamed Ronaldo. There is space here for Ronaldo to pass!"

He Wei had already boasted when he saw Li Ang's excellent position selection and running.

And Xu Yang exclaimed even more exaggeratedly when he saw Li Ang passing the ball through!

"Beautiful!!! Li Ang goes straight to Benzema! Adjust and hit the goal!!!"

When the fleeting opportunity appeared, the Lyon overlord did not hesitate. After a slight adjustment, he aimed a volley at the near corner!

Although my Guofeng usually likes to take a kick or two, my heading ability has yet to be developed.

But at this critical moment, in the face of difficult shots that require technical support, he rarely loses his footing!

I really thought "Bai Daluo" was called "Bai Daluo" for nothing!

The football quickly got into the net near the Valencia goal without any spin!

Guaita's action of stretching his feet to block the ball was still a bit slow!

And at the moment when the snow-white flowers splashed, the real carnival moment belonging to the Bernabeu officially started!

"Little lion! Good brother!"

Guo Feng pointed the index fingers of both hands at Li Ang, laughing while retreating towards the baseline.

And Li Ang also pounced on Benzema and shouted to the excited Real Madrid fans in the stands!

Ronaldo, Di Maria, Essien, Coentrao, Alonso

One after another, Real Madrid players gathered around excitedly.

Valencia can no longer afford any extravagance!

They want to win this game strongly and declare to Barcelona and the entire La Liga that the dominant Real Madrid team is truly back!

Mourinho glanced at Emery, who was sitting blankly on the coaching bench next door. While he was proud of his disciples, he couldn't get too excited.

It's not that he looks down on Emery. On the contrary, Emery is certainly capable of taking Valencia to third place in La Liga for three consecutive seasons in his early 40s.

But his on-the-spot command level is too unstable.

Sometimes he is decisive and bold, but at other times he seems hesitant. He is really jumping between first-class and inferior performance levels.

Mourinho believes that Emery's coaching qualifications are still very good, but it is best to study with a famous teacher for another year or two, or to challenge himself in Serie A later.

Otherwise, there is basically no possibility of leading a wealthy family in the future.

And winning against such a young coach who is still in the stage of transformation does not give Mourinho the pleasure of challenging and succeeding.

So he quickly and calmly sat back on the coaching bench, pointing to his temples to signal his players to calm down.

His gesture made the Real Madrid players on the field quickly restrain their ecstasy.

After the adventure is over and you get the benefits you want, all you need to do is play steadily until the final whistle of the game sounds.

In this regard, Alonso is undoubtedly the most vocal.

If he didn't take the lead, Li Ang and Essien also returned to their own half in time to consolidate the interception defense, and it would be difficult for Valencia's offensive rhythm to maintain consistency.

But what I have to mention is that Adulis, a traditional center, still found opportunities to attack in a small number of attacks.

In the 62nd minute of the second half, if Casillas hadn't been focused enough, Ramos, who missed the ball, almost let Aduris grab the ball and get a goal back!

Aduriz's movement to grab points also woke up Real Madrid's defenders.

Subsequently, under the double marking of Ramos and Albiol, Aduriz did not have any better opportunities.

This will make many Valencia fans miss their main striker Soldado.

Well, this Li Ang's senior at Castilla is also an outstanding player who contributed to La Liga in the Real Madrid youth training system.

But to be honest, with the entire midfield being suppressed for a whole game, even if Soldado was not injured and could start, his performance would not be any better than Aduriz.

In the end, Valencia swallowed the bitter pill of 0-2 at the Bernabeu, and was successfully caught up to one point by fourth-placed Malaga.

And Real Madrid removed the last obstacle on the road to winning the championship, and all the Real Madrid fans couldn't help but start to commotion.

On the afternoon of April 9, outside the gate of the Valdebebas training base, many Real Madrid fans held up signs to cheer for the players.

When Li Ang drove to the base for recovery training, he stopped to sign autographs for the young fans holding signs that read "We will hold a championship celebration on April 14th!"

Such a move undoubtedly won the cheers of all Real Madrid fans present.

Li Ang said nothing in the end, leaving only a wink and a meaningful smile to the fans.

On the evening of April 11, Mourinho used a half-rotation and half-main lineup to go to the Calderon Stadium for the same-city derby against Atletico Madrid.

Simeone, who has led the team for half a season and helped Atletico successfully change its style, accepted an interview before the game.

He said he would bring a wonderful derby to Atletico Madrid fans and make all Atletico Madrid supporters proud.

This speech is very powerful, and Atletico Madrid players are also very united and firm.

Li Ang's assessment of Atletico Madrid's strength before the game was relatively objective.

Even a little overestimated.

Because he saw familiar names like Courtois, Godin, Felipe Luis, Juanfran, and Gabi.

Under the leadership of Simeone, this group of already strong defensive players can always cause some trouble to Real Madrid, right?

This is what Li Ang thought at the time.

But when the game only started for 19 minutes, he saw Ronaldo dunk on Juanfran, then on Perea, and hit the goal with heavy fire, which made Courtois lose his temper. His view quickly changed. .

Maybe Ronaldo is really too strong at this stage, or maybe Atletico Madrid is too "soft" at this stage.

Li Ang found that he really thought too much before the game, and Ramos and the others were right.

Playing Atletico Madrid, there is no pressure, it is really pressure-free!

Ronaldo scored four goals in this game, Benzema scored the fifth goal, and Real Madrid finally beat their city rivals 5-1 at the Calderon Stadium!

Coach Simeone's face drooped, and he shook hands with Mourinho with an extremely embarrassed smile after the game.

The jubilant Real Madrid generals had no time to take into account the disappointed mood of the players from the same city team.

They faced Sporting Gijon three days later at the Santiago Bernabeu with an unparalleled determination.

On this day, Real Madrid's main players came out to deal with Sporting Gijon, which is currently ranked second from the bottom in La Liga. Mourinho did not arrange any complicated tactics.

Get the ball, look for Ronaldo, and let Ronaldo open the gap on the offensive end first!

There is a super giant in the team. When is it not needed at this time?

Mourinho's offensive tactics are simple, but the effect is also obvious.

Because the relegation team Sporting Gijon really cannot withstand the repeated impact of Ronaldo and Marcelo along the way.

From the disappointment after being opened first in the first half to the numbness after losing the ball, Sporting Gijon's will to resist is not strong.

So when the dust of the 3-0 victory finally fell, many Real Madrid fans really didn't react immediately!

At this moment, Li Ang once again acted as the master of the atmosphere group. He rode on Ronaldo's back, took off his jersey and started shouting excitedly!

"Barcelona, ​​line up to salute this season's La Liga champions!"

call! I have paid off the word count I owe, and the foodie feels at ease!

Please subscribe, and by the way, please vote for me!