Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

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Such a wonderful start has to make Real Madrid fans ecstatic.

However, most people thought that Real Madrid would score first, including neutral fans.

But they really didn't expect it to be at such an early point in time.

This is very beneficial to Real Madrid, because it means that Chelsea's most threatening counterattack on the offensive end can no longer be played efficiently.

It's a very simple truth. Real Madrid has taken the lead, and the coach is still Mourinho. Why doesn't he sit on the Diaoyutai and defeat your Chelsea counterattack?

If Mourinho still asks Real Madrid to press forward significantly at this time, it can only be said that he also wants to make a living and his mind is a little unclear.

It's a pity that he didn't give the fans a chance to criticize his tactics. He made tactical adjustments very calmly on the sidelines.

Starting with Arbeloa, it was communicated to every Real Madrid player in the backcourt.

When Li Ang and the others finished their celebration and returned to their own half with smiles on their faces, they happened to run into teammates who were making tactical adjustments to them.

After listening to Mourinho's tactical instructions, Essien was both happy and sincerely feeling uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.

I'm happy because Mourinho's understanding of Chelsea is as thorough as ever.

The discomfort is also because Mourinho is too familiar with Chelsea, so familiar that he doesn't give Chelsea any space or opportunity to perform.

He knew that his old friends would be in a real desperate situation, and this time, he and they were enemies!

"Real Madrid seems to have changed their formation. Mourinho's tactics have been adjusted very quickly. Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria seem to have retreated! Four, two, three one! Real Madrid's tactical choices are too steady. Mourinho Let’s fight back against Chelsea!”

He Wei had just gradually recovered his calmness from the excitement.

Regarding the changes in Real Madrid's formation on the field, He Wei observed very carefully and quickly saw Mourinho's tactical intentions.

Real Madrid's current starting eleven is indeed quite easy to use.

When playing four-three-three, Real Madrid's midfielder has very strong ball-fighting and control abilities, and can very well follow the three forwards to put pressure on the opponent's defense.

When switching to 4-2-3-1, Li Ang retreated, and the double midfielder formed with Alonso could protect his own defense line very well.

Essien also regained his position. Real Madrid's interception and steal ability in the backcourt was fully developed, and Alonso could calmly launch a long pass counterattack after stealing the ball.

The two sets of playing styles can be switched at any time, and they are both very familiar to Real Madrid's current main players, so there will be no tactical chaos.

This gives Real Madrid a natural advantage over other teams in making tactical adjustments.

For example, this meeting.

Di Matteo was still discussing urgently with his assistant coach whether to switch to 4-4-2 and take the initiative to attack for a while.

Real Madrid had already put up a defensive posture, but what Mourinho gave was just a tactical instruction.

Fortunately, the veterans on the Chelsea field know what to do in this meeting.

After the restart, Lampard took the ball and signaled the younger and more capable Mata and Ramirez to press forward. He himself took the initiative to withdraw to the midfielder position to sort out the attack.

Lampard, who has not yet embarked on the road to coaching, has shown his superb football intelligence on the court.

The tactical sacrifice he made on his own initiative liberated Ramirez, who was already in good form.

With more manpower in front to provide passing support for Drogba, Chelsea's offensive after spreading out the formation was quite decent.

But what they faced today was a Real Madrid defense full of vigilance.

Drogba's ability to pick up and protect the ball outside the penalty area is indeed very strong, but his fulcrum role did not help his teammates find good opportunities to advance on both wings.

In terms of speed, Marcelo and Arbeloa are both top-notch in football, not to mention that there will always be Alonso or Liang beside them to help with defense.

Neither Ramirez nor Kalou can compete with their speed, nor can they compete with each other. Real Madrid's two major defensive midfielders are waiting on the sidelines, and it will not work for them to force themselves to the wings.

Real Madrid's protection of the rib area in front of the penalty area is also in place, mainly because they learned the lesson from Barcelona's defeat in the last round of the Champions League semi-finals.

Juan Mata and Lampard both have the ability to send through balls. Professor Bu, who was slow at the time, was instantly beaten by this fast through ball.

Real Madrid's Essien and Liang who are retreating are not slow, plus Ramos, who is very mobile at the back line.

The three of them would at least not give Chelsea a chance to break through the defense with one kick.

From the wings to the center of the midfield, Real Madrid's defense is very organized, and each player has a clear division of labor.

And the most important point is that Real Madrid players do not dare to look down upon Chelsea at all.

After all, Barcelona, ​​which had previously despised the opportunity, has already failed, and a bloody example is right in front of them.

Even if Mourinho doesn't remind them too much before the game, Real Madrid's players will not be stupid and inflate during the game.

Don't dare to expand even if you score first.

In the last round, Barcelona scored first, but they still scored first and got two goals!

So this makes Real Madrid's main players constantly remind themselves subconsciously that leading Chelsea by two goals is not safe at all. They must be cautious, must be cautious!

So after the change of formation, Real Madrid was so stable that countless Chelsea fans became anxious.

What about the big attack we promised?

Did you agree to force us to fight back?

How come this turns into us attacking constipation, but you are thinking about preventing counterattack and stealing chicken!

This TM script was wrong!

Di Matteo felt the difficulty, so he stood on the sidelines, watching the game and wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time.

Five minutes passed, and he still didn't think of making a move. Ten minutes passed, and he still didn't think of making a move.

Seeing Real Madrid letting Drogba play the ball outside the penalty area and decisively double-teaming Drogba in the penalty area, Di Matteo no longer had the idea of ​​​​playing a cross tactic.

At least this isn't the time yet.

The hard power of the players is definitely incomparable. Compared with the tactics, Mourinho has given an almost perfect answer, which is to not give him room to exploit tactical loopholes.

After thinking about it, Di Matteo felt that the only way to go was to use set-piece tactics.

After all, Chelsea has no fewer header experts than Real Madrid.

Only by playing set kicks can the gap between the personal strengths of Chelsea and Real Madrid players be quickly narrowed.

Thinking of this, Foshan coach Di Matteo also made up his mind and directly made his own tactical adjustments, asking Juan Mata and Kaludo to find a way to advance with the ball and cause Real Madrid's defensive foul!

Li Ang quickly saw Chelsea's tactical intentions on the court.

But he could only keep an eye on Mata on the left and try to steal as cleanly as possible without giving him a chance to foul.

But on the other side, facing the constant impact of Kalou and Drogba who retreated, Long Ge had to take tactical fouls when necessary.

There were not many fouls, but it did give Chelsea a chance.

It is not surprising that Mourinho can think of Di Matteo's tactical idea of ​​​​taking set pieces.

After all, Di Matteo was the first to become a famous young star in Serie A. He was influenced by Italian football. After switching to coaching, it was inevitable that he would work harder on tactical research.

Regarding Chelsea's set-piece tactics, Mourinho dare not say that he is very familiar with Chelsea's current set-piece tactics, after all, he has been away for so many years.

But he is still very familiar with the two players Chelsea are mainly competing for.

Before the game, he had conducted targeted drills in training, and he had repeatedly emphasized the header threats of Drogba and Terry.

In addition, he also specifically told his defensive players to pay more attention to Ivanovic.

This right back has outstanding header and confrontation abilities.

Therefore, in this defensive set-piece deployment, Real Madrid's Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo in the frontcourt were also called back.

First of all, in terms of defensive numbers, Real Madrid still gave Chelsea enough respect.

Drogba had to be double-teamed, and other Chelsea header players were basically one-on-one.

Mourinho was a little worried at first.

He even planned to let Albiol warm up if he couldn't stabilize the situation on the defensive end of the set piece.

Arbeloa will be replaced by Albiol and Ramos will go to the right. In this case, Real Madrid's ability to defend high balls will be greatly improved.

However, Real Madrid's performance on the defensive end of the set piece soon made Mourinho dispel his concerns.

Very positive.

Every Real Madrid player who competes on the defensive end is quite active.

Even if they didn't win a point in the end, it would be difficult for Chelsea's players to play football correctly under severe confrontation interference.

Real Madrid defended Chelsea's set-piece attack twice in a row, which immediately made countless Real Madrid fans feel relieved again.

Drogba was helpless.

Now that he is older, his impact is still quite powerful, but he really can't withstand the defense of Ramos and Pepe.

Especially when he thought that this "luxurious" defensive treatment was probably formulated by Mourinho himself, Drogba became even more helpless and depressed.

The successive offensive setbacks have actually undermined the self-confidence of Chelsea players.

And after they lost the offensive ball, Real Madrid's counterattack gradually became more sharp.

At this moment, they all probably knew that Ronaldo would make a tactical sacrifice today.

But when Ronaldo picked up the ball on the counterattack and rushed up, the frightened Chelsea defenders really didn't dare to let him break into their defensive hinterland.

It's okay for others to be tool players. Most of them don't have the ability to be the main attacker and have to be green leaves.

But if a giant like Cristiano Ronaldo is a green leaf, if he doesn't send someone to double-team him, he can instantly turn into the main attacker and stab you hard!

So on the counterattack end, Ronaldo repeatedly dribbled the ball to attract the attention of Chelsea's defenders and then quickly distributed the ball.

This move has been tried and tested, and Benzema and Di Maria each got another chance to hit the goal.

Unfortunately, one of their close-range shots was saved by Cech, and their shot went slightly wide of the goal.

The fight was pretty good, I can only say that I was a little unlucky this time.

But with the continuous accumulation of such opportunities, it seems that it is only a matter of time before Real Madrid's next goal happens.

The Chelsea fans were very aggrieved to watch, and why weren't the Chelsea players who were playing on the field also aggrieved?

In the 37th minute of the first half, Di Matteo really made up his mind to let Kalou and Drogba play as a double forward.

Chelsea changed their formation to play 4-4-2, with Ramirez going to the left, Mata still on the right, and Lampard and Mikel sitting in the midfield.

Well, it’s another classic one-high-one-fast attack combination. Four-four-two is also very suitable for Chelsea’s traditional British style of punching and hanging.

But it has to be said that after switching to long passes and playing more simple and direct games, Chelsea had many more opportunities than in the first half hour.

Or because of Drogba.

Warcraft's ability to get the ball with his back is really strong. Li Ang and Essien took turns to mark, but they could only prevent Drogba from turning around smoothly with the ball.

But it would be a joke to argue with Drogba and prevent him from playing ball for other Chelsea players.

Unless there is a foul.

But at this moment, Real Madrid is trying to avoid giving Chelsea too many set-piece opportunities.

Therefore, Li Ang and Essien could only force Drogba to score the ball each time and then quickly chase back to force the Chelsea players who were holding the ball forward.

This time their defensive efficiency inevitably dropped.

Chelsea also found a lot of opportunities on the offensive end, especially on the two wings.

Earlier you said that Drogba was the only one in Real Madrid's penalty area, and no matter how brave he was, he couldn't break the double team.

But now with Kalu, even if Drogba can't compete for a point, he still has the option of heading the ball.

No matter how stubborn Real Madrid is, they don't dare to let Kalou hide behind Drogba and hit the goal at will.

Therefore, further recycling the formation has become a tactical choice that Real Madrid has to make at this moment.

In the 45th minute of the first half, after entering stoppage time, Lampard once again sent a long pass from the backcourt.

But this time he wasn't targeting Drogba, but suddenly hit a long pass to the left and passed it to Ramirez on the side!

Arbeloa immediately pressed forward to press, and Long Ge quickly returned to defend from the center, but at this time, Ramirez had already covered Ashley Cole and completed the cover!

Even though Cole is old, he has a solid technical foundation. After a successful attack, he delivered a very threatening swing pass!

Drogba, who was still cruising in the back of the penalty area before, did not know when he pulled out of the penalty area. After a short movement, he suddenly started to move forward decisively!

Ramos will look at Kalou now, and he has no time to double-team Drogba with Pepe.

The African Monster ate Pepe, who was younger than him, alive in a one-on-one situation and completed a powerful attack on the top of the goal!

But under his surprised gaze, Casillas burst out with a reaction speed that surprised him!

Both fists blocked the path of the football, which was like a cannonball. Casillas' hands were very steady. Even though he was in pain, he completely blocked Drogba's header. !

"Ashley Cole's pass, Drogba hits the goal!!! Casillas! Oh--!!! Saint Cassie saved Drogba's violent header from close range!!! Ah! Veroa kicked the ball out of the penalty area, Alonso! Real Madrid's counterattack opportunity!"

He Wei's explanation tone changed from surprised to passionate in almost a second!

Real Madrid charges!

After captain Casillas made a great save, the other Real Madrid players who fought back launched an all-out sprint mode without any reservation!

Alonso's long pass directly found Benzema who was retreating in the middle and raising his hand for the ball.

Guo Feng was not soft at all. He resisted Mikel's defensive interference and passed the ball to Li Ang who was following up!

Li Ang accelerated and rushed past Mikel's pursuit, and then he decisively pushed the ball straight to his right front!

Di Maria pressed into the large space left by Ashley Cole's advance. When Li Ang passed the ball, he almost faced Terry who was retreating!

It would be stupid to make a hard attack at this time, so Di Maria chose to cross directly with the back foot!

Ronaldo started at the back of the penalty area. Cahill followed up well, but what he didn't expect was that Ronaldo did not attack the goal. Instead, he chose to adjust his position and return the ball to the middle of the penalty area. !

Li Ang, who had already rushed into Chelsea's penalty area, had no time to think about it.

When he stopped the ball, he happened to be one step behind the penalty spot. Facing Terry who was moving sideways to defend him, he took a deep breath, and then he kicked off and shot!

The muscle memory from his previous penalty shootouts helped him a lot in this moment.

Cech was stunned when he saw Li Ang's explosive shot from close range.

"How dare he?!"

The fans watching this scene at this moment, whether they are fans of Real Madrid or Chelsea, or neutral fans who do not support either party, have the same thoughts as Cech in their minds.

How dare Li Ang shoot from this position? !

Can't he push to the far corner or the near corner to ensure that the football will hit the goal frame first?

Many fans exclaimed or complained at this moment.

But Real Madrid players have great confidence in Li Ang.

In this position, if Li Ang had not knocked the ball away two months ago, he would have scored it!

The probability of scoring a goal is probably around 40%.

And today, Li Ang has kicked ten times in a row and has a goal rate of at least 80%!

This is the hit rate he has achieved by practicing penalty kicks every day!

Li Ang doesn't have this kind of kicking skills in other positions in the penalty area, but near the penalty spot, he is worthy of trust!

Under the surprised gaze of everyone, the football violently hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net in an instant!

Cech stretched out his hand in vain.

But at this moment, Li Ang had already started roaring and running along the bottom line!

Headed to a draw? What a joke! We are not Bayern Munich!

We are Real Madrid!

We are the kings of the Champions League!