Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Chapter 126 Don’t make things complicated when playing Barcelona, ​​just play defensive counterattack and high-altitude balls [Please subscribe~]

After a simple contact, Li Ang expressed his current attitude, and as he expected, no rumors spread within the team.

This at least proves one thing. Even if Lafayette wants to take action, he is currently restrained.

Li Ang was sure that Lafayette had not only sent people to contact him recently, but on the surface, as long as the team was not in chaos and the atmosphere in the locker room did not become tense, then he didn't care.

Again, he had expectations and sufficient mental preparations.

As long as this is a season where Real Madrid is at its peak and its desire for the championship has not faded much.

If they can work together to finish all the games and win all the championships they deserve, then he won't be too lazy to deal with the subsequent cleaning and team building matters.

Judging from the current situation, the players and coaching staff in the team are still of the same mind.

If you continue to win, there is little chance of a thunderstorm in the middle.

Of course, if Casillas can still reveal information about the locker room to his girlfriend, then Leon will really have nothing to say.

By then, heaven will take away this Mourinho-style Real Madrid's luck in dominating football.

At this moment, Li Ang could only pray that his luck would not be so bad again. Apart from that, he had no other vaccinations that he could give Cassie.

"Be yourself, I can only be myself."

Li Ang, who had secretly made up his mind, put aside this worry and focused all his attention on the upcoming first round of the Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona.

On August 23, Real Madrid's main players who had finished their rest boarded a flight to Barcelona with the coaching staff.

A year later, the mentality of the two teams facing each other again was completely different.

For Barcelona, ​​this is their revenge game.

They are even less willing to see Real Madrid replicate Barcelona's miracle of six crowns in 2009.

Therefore, every Barcelona player is determined. Starting from the Western Super Cup, they will use their past strong state and tenacious will to attack Real Madrid.

But for the Real Madrid players, the six-time crown is what they must win this year.

Than determination? They are not afraid of Barcelona at all.

Comparing strength? Let’s talk about it after we fight it openly and honestly.

At least for now, they have absolute confidence in the preparations of Mourinho and the Real Madrid coaching staff.

That night, at the massive Camp Nou, after the Real Madrid players finished warming up, they walked into the competition venue with their heads high despite the strong boos of more than 90,000 Barcelona fans.

Guardiola and Mourinho still exchanged friendly greetings for a while before the game.

They can be tit-for-tat and even abuse each other during the game, but off the court, their friendship is still quite deep.

The two do not regard each other as enemies in private.

But at this moment, the players of the two teams had no "friendly" interaction before the game.

Messi looked very serious today, and so did Cristiano Ronaldo.

Originally, after the two people shook hands as usual, the live broadcast camera passed by, but for good reason, Li Ang turned around and grinned at Messi, and seemed to say something.

Messi ran away as if he hadn't heard anything, but the live broadcast camera faithfully recorded the scene.

Well, the Barcelona fans who were stunned for a moment once again let out loud boos.

They may have thought that Li Ang took the initiative to provoke Messi before the game.

But Li Ang still maintains that smiling look. He recently cut his hair short again and looks even brighter and more energetic.

Barcelona fans don't like him, but the neutral fans watching the game in front of the TV now have a better impression of Leon.

After the interlude, the two teams stood in their respective half-court positions.

Before the referee blew his whistle, the commentators from various countries also quickly introduced the starting personnel and formations of the two teams today.

The home team Barcelona still deployed their best starting lineup of four, three, and three today.

The goalkeeper is Valdes.

The defense line is lined up from left to right, namely Adriano, Mascherano, Pique and Alves.

The midfielder is still the iron triangle composed of Xavi and Iniesta plus Busquets.

On the forward line, Pedro and Sanchez are on the left and right wings, with Messi in the center.

Real Madrid adopted a starting formation of 4,231, just as most of the media speculated before the game.

Goalkeeper Casillas.

Coentrao, who is healthy in the defense, occupies the starting position at left back. Arbeloa is still the right back, and the main center back partnership of Ramos and Pepe remains unchanged.

The double defensive midfielder is still the same, with Li Ang partnering with Xabi Alonso.

Essien served as the central midfielder, and the left and right midfielders were Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria.

Benzema serves as center forward.

It's true that this is true based on the position of the scene, but all La Liga commentators from various countries who commented on Real Madrid's games last season know it.

Real Madrid's lineup can be changed to play both 4-3-3 and 4-4-2. If Guardiola wants to defend, he will have to make at least two more tactical plans.

The game started on time, and amid the passionate cheers of the home fans, Barcelona, ​​which took the lead in kicking off, quickly launched an aggressive attack on Real Madrid's midfield defense.

Originally before the game, Mourinho considered playing 4-4-2 directly, letting Matuidi mark Messi, and then freeing Li Ang and letting Li Ang partner Di Maria as a central midfielder.

After all, judging from his body shape and defensive characteristics, Matuidi should also be able to restrict Messi to a certain extent, and Real Madrid can make a big fuss on the offensive end.

But the day before the game started, Mourinho decided not to rest.

The tactics worked very well against Barcelona last season, and there is no reason not to continue using them this season.

In other words, well, Mourinho still doesn't dare to lower his attention and vigilance towards Messi.

If Matuidi is beaten one-on-one by Messi, it will be troublesome to restore defensive confidence.

After much thought, Mourinho still felt that Li Ang made him feel most at ease.

Strength is one reason, and the other reason is that Li Ang's ability to withstand pressure is indeed strong enough.

He was abused by Messi so many times last season and he didn't have any psychological problems.

And when he saw Li Ang smiling playfully at Messi before the game, Mourinho also subconsciously laughed and cursed.

The midfield confrontation between the two teams is the same as last season.

Real Madrid set up a tight defensive fence in the middle of the midfield. Anyway, Messi came in and Liang kept an eye on it, but Iniesta and Xavi couldn't even think about easily following up together.

Essien seems to be playing as a central midfielder, but today he played with the midfielder in front.

He doesn't want to target Barcelona's two midfield engines. He just needs to do enough defensive interference to delay Barcelona's midfield organization and advancement.

In addition, the starting players Di Maria and Benzema were also actively retreating to press, and the familiar defensive pressure instantly made the Barcelona players uncomfortable.

In fact, Guardiola is not completely without tactical backup.

Barcelona's two full-backs today need to be more frequently involved in offensive tasks of advancing the ball and organizing transfers.

And even if Xavi and Iniesta can't exert their organizational power together, sacrificing one of them to contain Real Madrid's midfield defender and letting the other provide Messi with the ball steadily, the situation will be much better than last season.

As for Li Ang, Messi talked with Guardiola before the game, and Guardiola also agreed with Messi's tactical proposals.

That is for Messi to be the tactical bait. After taking away Li Ang, Sanchez will get more opportunities to break into Real Madrid's rib area.

Messi may indeed have fewer shooting opportunities under Li Ang's relentless attack, but it does not affect his ability to break through and distribute the ball.

Li Ang is indeed unable to limit Messi's shooting and passing on the field.

So when Barcelona started this set of tactics, Real Madrid was definitely suppressed for a while in the opening stage.

Fortunately, Alonso's defense was timely. Sanchez received a pass from Messi in the first two minutes and shot into the back of the goal. In the following minutes, he did not get a good kicking opportunity.

As a result, Pedro received the offensive ball several times from the side, but no one grabbed his cross.

Be it Sanchez or Messi who broke free from Li Ang's mark and rushed into Real Madrid's penalty area.

Neither of them touched the ball, and Pepe and Ramos made a defensive clearance one step ahead.

Mourinho watched Barcelona's new style of play for a while, and he felt confident in his heart. He secretly did not agree with Guardiola's "three small forwards" tactics.

It’s not that Mourinho thinks Messi can’t play in the middle.

Messi can play. Messi can play on the left, center and right lines of attack. The same goes for Cristiano Ronaldo.

But just like Mourinho has to have a center in front of Ronaldo no matter how he changes his formation, Messi also needs such a partner to help him attract more defensive firepower.

And the longer you play in the middle, the greater the chance of injury and muscle fatigue for offensive players.

Guardiola puts Messi in the middle, and it may not be a big problem to beat other mid-range teams, but when he really encounters a strong European team, he will break his own arm.

In other words, this starting arrangement may be the most suitable for Barcelona at this stage and can best utilize the power of the overall lineup.

But Messi's threat was forcibly reduced from 100% to less than 90%. Don't underestimate this 10% threat. When playing against a strong team, the gap is too big.

Real Madrid asked Benzema to rush into the formation and Cristiano Ronaldo to do the harvesting. Barcelona asked Messi to rush into the formation and Sanchez or Pedro to do the harvesting.

This arrangement is quite magical, and it's no wonder Mourinho doesn't agree with Guardiola's tactical arrangements.

And when Barcelona's offense was frustrated, once Real Madrid's counterattack machine started, Barcelona's backcourt could only misfire frequently, attacking to the east but not to the west.

The forward pressing attack of Alves and Adriano can greatly relieve the pressure of Barcelona's midfield.

After all, the transfer range has been expanded, and the width of the stadium has been fully utilized.

But when there is a problem with Barcelona's end point, no matter how hard the two full-backs press, they can't score a goal, then they must face a serious defensive problem.

Originally, Guardiola wanted to stop Real Madrid's long pass counterattack by restricting Alonso's ability to get the ball.

But he didn't expect that Real Madrid would use dual-core tactics on the offensive end today.

And Li Ang, who served as the deputy core of the midfield, also caught Barcelona off guard with a series of fast and long passes!

Guardiola won't be too worried if the season is postponed, because then Li Ang's long pass will just be enough to watch.

But now Li Ang has raised his long pass ability value to 83. It is not enough to use accuracy to define his long pass, but this level is enough to reach the middle and upper reaches of La Liga!

The empty areas on both sides of Barcelona instantly became a playground for Real Madrid's two wingers.

Guardiola, who made a mistake, could only anxiously call the midfielder to return to defense.

But in the face of Real Madrid's ferocious impact and frequent crosses from the wing, Barcelona's backcourt defense was immediately scattered!

As the old saying goes, when playing against Barcelona, ​​don’t think too much, just play defensive counterattacks and high-altitude balls!

Pique's air defense is strong, but he can't influence the clone. He is the only one in the defense line who has the advantage of air defense. Real Madrid played in a misplaced position, and Ronaldo Benzema each took one side, which made Mascherano and Alves confused.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Di Maria beat Adriano on the right and then sent a cross.

This time Pique thought he had seen through Real Madrid's offensive routine and ran resolutely to the back to keep an eye on Ronaldo!

But the corners of his proudly raised mouth froze directly on his face after seeing clearly where the football landed.

Benzema in the middle of the penalty area was about to burst into laughter, and Mascherano was about to scold Pique in his heart!

Leaving such a big center behind and letting him deal with the aerial challenge, is Pique a human being? !

Xiao Ma's tragic take-off failed to save the ending of the collapse of the defense line.

Guo Feng found the absolute confidence to overpower his opponent at this moment, and smashed the goal guarded by Valdez with a powerful close-range header.

It once again broke through the psychological defenses of countless Barcelona fans!

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