Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

The most profound impression that Li Ang has left on the neutral fans on the court is basically his stable performance and high football intelligence.

Whether on the defensive end or the offensive end, Li Ang's performance basically did not have major ups and downs, and progress came step by step.

His playing style was like this from the beginning, and he didn't do many things that he was not good at, so many fans were already familiar with his calm image on the court.

Talented, smart, and clean in his movements, he has the image of a "good guy" on the court.

So when they saw Li Ang's slick defensive scene today, many neutral fans felt very strange.

Suddenly they have a:

"It turns out that Li Ang doesn't know the defensive moves used by defensive midfielders, it's just that he can't find his opponents to use them," he said with emotion.

For Real Madrid fans, they already saw it once last season.

At that time, Li Ang helped Khedira stand out and used this unstinting attitude to force Costa back.

Those fans who don't watch every Real Madrid game will naturally find it strange, but they, Real Madrid fans, have long expected it.

In general, Li Ang's defensive strategy is to "watch people."

The way his opponents play is the way he defends.

Therefore, Li Ang's most excessive defensive action when facing Messi and Isco was basically tugging on his jersey.

There are definitely some small moves, but they are not excessive. The overall defense looks very clean.

But when facing offensive players like Diego Costa who like to confront defenders or even provoke maliciously, Li Ang is not so polite.

Whatever little moves Costa can make in confrontation, Li Ang can return them without any psychological burden.

It is completely fine for Li Ang to be smarter and use small means to win the ball.

Want fairness?

Then don't use those shameless tricks from the beginning. You are allowed to use them, but I am not allowed to use them to fight back?

It doesn't make sense.

Costa can only continue to suffer at this moment. As long as he is still facing Li Ang outside the penalty area, he will continue to enjoy the feeling of being defended by Li Ang.

It can be said that he has given back all the advantages he took advantage of Alonso and Ramos.

Even his little moves made Li Ang uncomfortable, but Li Ang did not give in at all. If the stalemate continued, Atletico Madrid would suffer in the end.

After all, he was silenced at this point, so Turan and Koke's inward passes were basically useless.

Without him to disrupt Real Madrid's defense, Falcao would have no chance of getting rid of Ramos or Pepe's markings.

A Falcao who doesn't get a chance to shoot is really not as useful as Simeone adding a winger or a midfielder.

Although Costa wants to replace Falcao as Atletico Madrid's finishing core, he also knows that he does not yet have this ability.

And he really wants to win this game against Real Madrid.

The excitement of overturning a wealthy family seems to be a driving force engraved in his bones.

In this regard, he is very similar to Simeone.

There is no lack of fighting spirit and no lack of sacrifice. Even though he is a center, he is willing to do the dirty work and defend.

Costa, who saw the team's current predicament, chose to use a wider range of running to contain it.

Well, it still has an effect.

After all, the offensive and defensive competition in football, to put it bluntly, largely depends on whether a certain area can create a strong offensive side or a strong defensive side.

Led by Costa, Atletico Madrid's midfield and frontcourt players also stepped up their running, frequently forming a numerical advantage in local areas, and opportunities gradually emerged.

But Turan can switch positions with Cork in the frontcourt, but Felipe Luis cannot switch positions with Juanfran.

Felipe is currently equivalent to a left winger in Atletico Madrid's offensive system.

Essien will be staring at him hard now, and Alonso is still actively defending from the side, making Felipe Luis only return halfway every time he advances.

Without going down, the inside cut was blocked by Alonso and Leon who came over occasionally. Felipe Luis was basically blocked at this point.

Mourinho looked satisfied from the coaching bench.

He felt that his research on Simeone's tactics some time ago was not in vain.

To be honest, he admires Simeone's ability to develop this set of winger-back organization in more than half a year, and the full-back inserts into the attack.

It is precisely because of this admiration that he does not want to give Simeone the slightest chance of a sneak attack.

If Felipe Luis and Juanfran take turns to intervene, and with the passing of Koke and Turan in the rib area, Falcao may really be able to run out of threatening opportunities.

In this case, betting on a center who scored 36 goals last season to perform abnormally would be an absolute tactical failure.

Karanka now saw with his own eyes the essence of Simeone's offensive tactics.

“Insert from the wing, organize passes in the middle, and spread out on the same line when pursuing speed. At most, up to six players can participate in the cooperation!

The utilization of the width of this field is almost impeccable. The key is that they also have a super end point, which is... a pity! "

Karanka sighed while taking tactical notes, but the last words he left behind made Pintus sitting next to him curious.

Mourinho nodded secretly, folded his hands on his chest, and told Pintus the regret that Karanka did not say in the end.

"It's a pity that their firepower is too concentrated. With this tactic, the offensive efficiency is very high, so Falcao can now average one goal per game in the league.

But once the passing connection between these players and Falcao is cut off, Atletico Madrid's offense will basically be paralyzed.

Antonio (Pintus), think about it, if Atletico Madrid still has two players in the frontcourt who can score in double figures in each season, can we still deploy such a targeted defense? "

Mourinho's analysis was very clear, and Pintus also understood it and shook his head subconsciously.

If Atletico Madrid's firepower is more dispersed, their current style of play will be more powerful and more difficult to defend in a targeted manner.

After all, while Falcao is restricted, Real Madrid's defensive attention will also be restrained to a large extent.

If two or more of La Liga's top-notch attackers step forward at this time, the impact on Real Madrid's defense will be fatal.

Fortunately, Atletico Madrid currently does not have the luxury of having such an offensive configuration.

Costa also just reached the threshold of double figures for the season last season. He is still entangled by Li Ang and cannot let go to disrupt Real Madrid's penalty area defense.

As for Turan and Cork?

One scored five goals last season, and the other scored two goals last season. Let them organize the passing game.

Cork can even reach double figures in assists in a single season, but asking them to share the finishing pressure on Falcao at this moment would be too much.

Real Madrid used its defensive investment in the opening stage to almost completely stifle Atletico Madrid's offensive launch. However, Real Madrid was not in a hurry to attack at this moment.

Only defending but not attacking, without switching between offense and defense, Atletico Madrid couldn't beat Real Madrid's counterattack.

Simeone did not wait until the opening twenty minutes before changing his expression as Li Ang expected.

The game had just reached the 17th minute, and Simeone stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, looking solemnly at the situation that was completely unfavorable to his side.

Before the start of the game, he successfully inspired the winning mentality of Atletico Madrid players.

The Atletico Madrid players on the field were also very active in running and fighting.

Just looking at the scene, Atletico Madrid actually played pretty well. There wasn't much they could do against Real Madrid's defense, but their ball possession rate exceeded Real Madrid's.

For viewers who don't understand football, what they can see at this moment is that Atletico Madrid has been actively seeking offensive opportunities, while Real Madrid occasionally steals the ball and counterattacks.

Then it would be reasonable to say that Atletico Madrid took the initiative in the game, right?

But in the eyes of commentators and fans who understand football, they understand Simeone's anxiety at this moment.

In the first twenty minutes, Real Madrid's defense was impregnable, and the offensive players did not exert much force. At best, they just ran around and warmed up during the counterattack.

But Atletico Madrid never stopped looking for opportunities.

Originally, they wanted to defend against counterattacks, but this time they were completely forced by Real Madrid to press forward and attack.

This physical and energy consumption is real. It’s okay to keep playing like this in the first half, but what about the second half?

"If the game continues like this, Atletico Madrid players will have to face this problem in the second half.

When their physical fitness was limited and they had to find ways to slow down the pace, Real Madrid chose to speed up during that period. Can Atletico Madrid still be able to withstand Real Madrid's rapid impact? "

He Wei saw it clearly and the questions he raised were also very sharp.

However, when it comes to the pace of the game, it is not Atletico Madrid's decision whether to slow down or not.

Whenever Atletico Madrid's offense is not going well and they want to retreat for a while, Real Madrid will choose to press hard for a while.

After intercepting the ball and launching a quick counterattack, Atletico Madrid had to retreat quickly.

It doesn't matter if you can't intercept the ball. Anyway, the rhythm of the game cannot be interrupted. Whether it's offensive or defensive, if Atletico Madrid likes to run and press in a wide range, then you have to run enough!

Of course, it was Leon who consumed the most running energy in the first half of Real Madrid's side, followed by Essien and Alonso. Modric's physical energy consumption was quite normal.

It can be said that Real Madrid's midfield and backfield defense completed the tactical tasks in the first half very well, and did not give Atletico Madrid even one excellent offensive opportunity.

However, Real Madrid's offensive trident didn't even break a sweat. When counterattacking, covering that distance was just completing the warm-up at best.

Compared with the devilish physical training that Pintus occasionally engages in, this kind of consumption can be described as "happiness".

Of course, they didn't exert much effort in the first half, and they had to show their performance in the second half to take over the rhythm of the game.

Mourinho did not let his own trident start today.

The Real Madrid players in the backcourt shouldered the burden of defense, which also greatly consumed the physical fitness and energy of Atletico Madrid midfielders in the first half.

In this case, Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria can't break through Atletico Madrid's central and defensive lines, so they really deserve a Mourinho hairdryer.

"Why is this style of play so familiar?"

After listening to Mourinho's tactics for the second half in the locker room, Li Ang sipped water and muttered in his heart.

When the second half of the game started, Li Ang accidentally caught a glimpse of a certain bald man sitting on his coaching bench, and he reacted instantly.

Isn't this his favorite set of metaphysical play in his memory when Qi Zu led Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League games!

At that time, Real Madrid liked to engage in a war of attrition with their opponents in the first half. No matter whether the opponent was weak or strong, Real Madrid's first half was basically 50-50 with the opponent.

Sixty or seventy minutes into the second half, Real Madrid made another effort, using their abundant energy and physical fitness to directly overwhelm their opponents!

It is true that the further back the game goes, the more efficient Real Madrid's offensive efficiency becomes.

Often when the opponent can no longer pick up the rhythm for 70 or 80 minutes, Real Madrid can still forcefully speed up. If you play like this, few opponents will be able to withstand it.

Looking at it now, Mourinho's style of play today is indeed similar to Qi Zu's metaphysical tactics.

That is, Qizuna will trust his midfielder's ability to control the field more, and will not put the opponent too much into his own defensive center when competing with his opponents.

And Mourinho obviously believes more in the defensive level of his own midfield and backcourt, and is not afraid of Atletico Madrid's frequent attacks in Real Madrid's half.

However, in terms of their efforts to take over the game in the second half, Mourinho and Qi Zu are completely consistent.

It is necessary to counterattack quickly and increase the number of attack rounds to make it difficult for the opponent to parry.

Simeone felt fine at the start of the second half.

He expected that Real Madrid would grab the start and prepared his disciples mentally.

But he didn't expect that Real Madrid's "jumping start" was a little different from other teams.

The grab is too "lasting"!

After a wave of attacks with no results, Atletico thought Real Madrid would continue to retreat and look for opportunities to steal the ball and counterattack.

As a result, Real Madrid did not retreat in the second half. As soon as the high-pressing posture was adopted, Liang and Modric almost nailed Atletico Madrid's half.

The midfield interception line moved forward, and Real Madrid's offensive players also actively double-teamed and fought. The pressure on Atletico Madrid's backcourt defense was countless times greater than in the first half!

In the 58th minute of the second half, Mourinho replaced Coentrao with Marcelo.

At this time, Atletico Madrid's right wing did not dare to advance easily. The combination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo on the wing forced Gabi to lean over and focus on defense.

But Real Madrid is not Atletico Madrid. Currently, it only has one finishing core.

When Atletico Madrid's defensive focus collectively tilted to the right, Modric split the ball to cover Di Maria with the ball and moved forward.

Neither Mario Suarez nor Felipe Luis could stop the Argentine Angel who suddenly became violent.

When Miranda abandoned his defensive zone to intercept Di Maria, Angel was stunned and passed the ball back as the three of them chased and intercepted him!

Li Ang, who followed up, was very smart at this time and did not continue to penetrate into Atletico Madrid's penalty area. He chose to lead the ball horizontally!

This step allowed him to directly shake off Gabi who rushed to defend, and then he sent a fatal forward pass!

Instead of pushing to the left side of the penalty area, and having no intention of looking for Ronaldo again, Li Ang's passing choice immediately made Godin's marking of Ronaldo a mistake!

What he was looking for was Benzema, who had a tacit understanding of going forward!

Even though Mario Suarez had immediately defended Benzema in the penalty area, the seemingly short period of time was enough for Benzema to adjust his steps and start shooting!

Courtois looked at Benzema's shooting action and immediately judged that Benzema would hit the ball in the middle of the goal, and he was ready to save.

But when Benzema hit a shot aimed between his crotches, his mind suddenly went blank!

Courtois's goal-line skills are very good, his reactions are quick, his height and arms are long, and he can easily contribute to the game.

But it's not that he doesn't want to guard against this "small door". He's too tall and can't get up fast at all!

Sitting on the ground with his legs crossed, he was still a beat slower. Seeing the football passing between his legs, Courtois immediately felt a mixture of grief and anger. When he fell to the ground, he hammered the turf hard!

"Di Maria picked the ball out, Leon. Good ball! It passed, through ball!!!"

Benzema--! ! ! oh! ! ! Crotch balls! Benzema's shot penetrated Courtois' wicket! The ball went in! ! !

Ouch! Godin made a mistake in his defensive judgment on this goal! Suarez didn't tag Benzema either, but Benzema also played decisively and confidently!

Assist from Li Ang! Benzema broke the deadlock in this game. In the 64th minute of the second half, Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead! "

He Wei celebrated with passionate commentary in the studio, and at this moment, the entire Bernabeu finally let out a huge cheer!

Guo Feng was very happy. After all, he had become the protagonist of the goal in a focus derby match. He rushed directly to the corner flag area, jumped high and pumped his fist excitedly.

After Li Ang raised his arms and shouted on the spot, he first hugged Modric who was nearby.

Under the roar of cheers, Simeone slapped himself on the forehead and shook his hand in frustration.

On the other side, Mourinho stood up and applauded in relief.

When it comes to tactical preparation, Mourinho is confident that he can beat Simeone.

Because he indeed values ​​his opponent enough, and does not feel contempt for them just because their prestige in football is not at the same level.

But no matter how confident he was, Mourinho still couldn't feel completely at ease before scoring a goal.

Now that the goal is scored, he has nothing to worry about. If he can score another goal before 80 minutes, the game will be completely concluded.

This is what he thought, and the Real Madrid players on the field did not completely relax at this moment, and they all had the idea of ​​pursuing victory.

Therefore, before Simeone had time to make tactical adjustments, after the game restarted, Atletico Madrid had to face Real Madrid's aggressive attack again!

Three minutes later, Simeone saw that the situation was getting worse and worse, and he quickly gave tactical instructions to midfielder Raul Garcia and forward Adrian who had finished warming up.

He needs to play simpler at the last moment. The presence of Raul Garcia can strengthen the defensive interception ability in the middle, and his forward penetration is also very threatening.

Not to mention Adrian, he was sent here just to give it a try on the offensive end.

But Simeone had just finished his tactical explanation and submitted his substitution application. Thunderous cheers erupted at the Bernabeu!

At this moment, Di Maria succeeded in dribbling past Felipe Luis. Before his opponent could chase back and commit a foul, he decisively cut inside again and passed Mario Suarez!

The Angel's performance over two people this time made the Real Madrid fans at the scene completely immersed in passion!

After rushing into his own firing range, Di Maria also decisively shot a high-quality foot rub shot!

Under normal circumstances, Di Maria can start celebrating in advance at this time.

But this time Courtois didn't have the worry of being beaten again. He reacted quickly and blocked the shot aimed at the blind spot with one palm!

His advantage in arm length was fully revealed at this moment!

Benzema saw this and Miranda desperately blocked the position, and finally took the lead in the penalty area and passed the football to Modric at the top of the penalty area. This would give Modric a chance to hit another long shot.

However, Modric did not take credit this time, and very patiently divided the ball to the side again and gave it to Ronaldo who happened to pull out of the penalty area.

Ronaldo had already observed Atletico Madrid's position in the penalty area before receiving the ball.

In front of him, Juanfran and Koke have already double-teamed him, and it will be very difficult to cut inside.

In the blink of an eye, Ronaldo made a choice about his attack method.

After taking advantage of the situation, he burst out of speed and opened the angle. Then he did not go further, but directly chose to kick the ball and cross!

The Atletico Madrid players who had been surrounding this area began to hurriedly follow the trajectory of the football to the other side of the penalty area.

But the biography given by Ronaldo was too fast!

Before Atletico Madrid's entire defense line could get back in place, a white figure burst out with extremely fast acceleration, grabbing the position and heading towards the football with Felipe Luis!

The two almost hit each other head to head, the football flew towards the goal, and both of them fell to the ground at the same time!

A second later, in the chaotic Atletico Madrid penalty area, Courtois once again fished out the football from the goal in anger, roared and slapped the ball hard on the turf in front of the goal!

"Wow haha——!!! The ball went in!!! Bounce! This is a deliberate shot!!! Courtois's landing was half a beat too slow again!

Li Ang? ! This is Li Ang's goal! ! ! Li Ang defeated Felipe Luis and scored Real Madrid's second goal of the game at the back of the goal!

He was hit hard in just ten minutes! Real Madrid has already taken a two-goal lead! "

After He Wei confirmed that the scorer was indeed Li Ang, his voice became completely high-pitched and excited!

Li Ang stood up and glanced at the goal first. After confirming that the football had indeed crossed the line, he grinned and ran towards the bottom line area with open arms!

There was a smooth sliding and kneeling celebration, and after the end, Li Ang made the "wearing a mask" celebration gesture.

That handsome face with grass clippings and fine sweat is eye-catching under the light!

The Real Madrid fans at the scene were completely excited, but the few Atletico Madrid fans among them were holding their heads and covering their faces in pain, completely unable to accept the death rhythm of the team being taken away in a wave!

Adrian and Garcia, who had just stood on the sideline ready to fight, looked at each other. Simeone was sitting on the coach's bench with an expressionless face.

His hands were clasped together tightly at first, and then slowly loosened them after a while, looking very helpless.

Real Madrid's bench was filled with jubilation.

Mourinho and Karanka rushed out immediately to roar in celebration.

After the passion subsided, Mourinho gave Pintus a warm hug.

Outsiders don't know, but everyone in the Real Madrid team clearly understands.

After owning Pintus, fight a war of attrition?

That is Real Madrid's absolute strength!

There is another chapter tonight.

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