Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Because the breaking news that broke out before the game was indirectly confirmed by Guardiola's social media statement, the traffic king of La Liga this round is none other than Barcelona.

Well-known media outlets from various European countries are sending large teams of reporters to Barcelona in an attempt to obtain some first-hand exclusive news.

On the day of the game, good guys, Barcelona Club and Camp Nou were surrounded by reporters carrying "long guns and short guns".

Barcelona fans were almost furious with the interview.

At first, some fans asked the media to help convey their feelings of reluctance and retention to Guardiola.

After all, in the eyes of fans, their voice can only be expanded quickly with the help of the media.

But later I saw these media reports on the Internet, almost all of which were about the tension within the Barcelona fan group, or the guilty conscience of the Barcelona club now refusing all interviews.

Barcelona fans know that if they expect the media, who only want to eat big news about Barcelona's disintegration, to speak out fairly, they are simply fanciful.

So when some bad-tempered fans saw a reporter looking for an interviewee on the street, they simply went up and pointed at the reporter's nose and cursed.

A wave of conflict between fans and journalists quickly intensified in the streets of Barcelona.

At the critical moment, Guardiola stood up to stabilize the situation.

Guardiola, who did not appear at yesterday's pre-match press conference, still acted responsibly and released a real-time video of himself leading the team.

Guardiola's mental outlook in the video seemed quite relaxed, not anxious at all, and he patiently comforted the Barcelona fans and called on them to support Barcelona.

Consider it the last time to support his coaching game at Barcelona!

Li Ang, who was watching the excitement, gave Guardiola a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.

This is called taking responsibility.

Those Barcelona executives who are still shrinking behind the spotlight, neither daring to come forward to appease the fans nor disclose the true communication situation between the two parties, should really learn from this!

After giving up his intention to continue watching the fun, Li Ang did not discuss this topic with his teammates.

In any case, this dream three Barcelona has been a strong opponent that spurred Real Madrid to constantly tighten their nerves and seek progress in the past two seasons.

Of course Li Ang is happy to see Barcelona fail.

But never in such a funny way.

Even if he knows that Guardiola will fall out with the current Barcelona sooner or later.

But even after this season's coaching ends, what if Guardiola leaves again?

In that case, they can compete with Barcelona for at least another full season.

No matter who wins or loses, at least in this case, the players on both sides of Real Madrid should not have too many regrets.

It can only be said that Barcelona and Real Madrid will not be able to complete the second half of the league.

It is a pity for the entire La Liga and even the entire world of football.

"How outrageous are the senior management of Barcelona? How can they not even try to cheat? They can actually make Guardiola go berserk. It's just a pig's brain."

Sitting on the bus and hearing Ramos' complaints behind him, Li Ang silently showed a meaningful smile.

Outrageous?

Where is this going now? There will be many more times when Barcelona’s top management is outrageous~

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After seven o'clock that night, the players of Real Madrid and Malaga in the Rose Garden were doing their final warm-ups before the game.

During the break of rehydration, Li Ang met and high-fived Isco again and "greeted" each other.

However, Isco's mood didn't seem particularly high today, but Li Ang didn't even think about it and just said "Barcelona is going to be in turmoil."

Good guy, this kind of rubbing salt into the wound made Iskolian roll his eyes.

"Messi and the others are still here, and Barcelona won't be in chaos for long."

"But Guardiola is leaving."

"Barcelona will find a suitable new coach during the Christmas holidays!"

"But Guardiola is leaving."

"Barcelona's top management promised to give the new coach maximum support for the winter window transfer!"

"But Guardiola is leaving."

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Li Ang's repeater behavior broke Isco's defense.

Seeing Isco stretching out his hands and jumping up to strangle himself, Li Ang quickly smiled and waved his hands to apologize.

Fortunately, the time to replenish water was only a few minutes. Isco knew that he could not defeat Li Ang with his words. In the end, he gave Li Ang a look of "you will wait during the game" and ran away with his short legs.

Li Ang saw it and smiled. He didn't say anything more and took the time to continue warming up with his teammates.

Malaga is still quite powerful in La Liga.

Not only are they currently in the top four of La Liga, they also have the right to qualify for the top spot in the group like Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Champions League.

No matter how "weak" the group it is in, Malaga still managed to defeat Milan and break through with an undefeated record.

Valencia, another La Liga team that also made it to the knockout rounds, is now ranked 11th in La Liga.

They are also a mid-range team, but Malaga can stabilize on both lines. This comparison highlights the healthy and reasonable operation of the Malaga team today.

Pellegrini, who briefly led Real Madrid for one year, once again proved his coaching performance.

Pergone's coaching style of spending small money to do big things and advocating offensive football is still quite popular in European football.

As the winter window approaches, there are more and more transfer scandals surrounding these outstanding players in Málaga and Perez.

Originally, when Manchester City was eliminated from the bottom of the Champions League group stage and Mancini's odds of being sacked soared, news came out in the British media that Manchester City's top management was interested in changing coaches, and the target was Pellegrini.

At that time, the Western media were also spreading similar rumors.

But now as the big news from Barcelona came out, the Western media suddenly changed the subject and began to link Barcelona and Pellegrini together.

Even though Pergone had come forward to refute the rumors before, he made it clear that he would not have any possibility of leaving Malaga in the winter window.

But these media are always happy to link Pellegrini with many strong European teams that are undergoing coaching changes.

It can only be said that the performance of the team is good and once the reputation rises, the media will automatically pay attention to it and create rumors as if to get to the bottom of it.

Before the game, Mourinho could only smile and comfort him when he heard Pergone's helpless complaints.

With Pei Gong's temperament, it seems that he is really not suitable for working in a wealthy family.

Too honest and too focused on football itself, he does not have much psychological resistance to the interference of media public opinion.

If you want to work in a wealthy family, but you don't have the ability to withstand pressure, and you can't occasionally angrily criticize the media, then it's really not possible.

However, Mourinho is absolutely convinced by the level of the mid-level teams in the professional belt.

Whether it was Huang Qian before or Malaga now, as long as the club delegates power to Pergone, he will indeed be able to build a strong league team that can stably compete in European competitions in just two seasons. .

Today's Málaga is one of the top four teams in La Liga with perfect tactics and a virtuous cycle of development.

Of course, Mourinho's evaluation is also limited, that is, at the moment, in the first sixteen rounds of La Liga.

After all, we still have to fight for the thickness of the bench in the second half of the league, and Malaga has gone far enough in the Champions League this year.

This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing, because it consumes the physical condition of Malaga's main players too much.

If you adjust well later, you can survive two rounds of eighth knockout rounds or even two rounds of quarter knockout rounds.

Málaga, which is gaining momentum, might really be able to stay in the top four in the league.

But if we don't survive, it's easy for our record to collapse.

Mourinho has seen too many such examples over the years.

However, Malaga still has no worries about this kind of record at the moment. Their morale has been boosted because they have entered the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Mourinho therefore put Malaga on the same level of threat as Atletico Madrid to prepare for the game.

It just so happened that several main players in the team could not start the game today. Mourinho simply adopted a more reliable mid-line tactic like the last time he played Atletico Madrid.

So at the Rose Garden Stadium, the game started on time at eight o'clock that night.

The two teams, seemingly playing the same starting lineup of 4,231, adopted completely different starting tactics.

In Real Madrid's defense, Essien once again started at right back today.

The double midfielder combination is partnered by Li Ang and Matuidi.

Among them, Li Ang kicked past Alonso's kicking position, delayed to organize a frontal interception, and Matuidi covered and swept.

Modric is responsible for advancing the ball and organizing the offense in the frontcourt.

Of course, when defending, he also needs to retreat to his own defensive third zone to assist Li Ang.

Callejon replaced Di Maria in the starting lineup and was able to drop deep into a deep position on the defensive end.

As soon as the game started, Ronaldo was almost the only one on Real Madrid's front line, while Benzema retreated to the midfield to help defend and press.

As for Callejon, he was used as a sweeping midfielder from the beginning.

He is on the right side of the midfield, and Matuidi is on the left side. Today, the two of them did what Li Ang used to do.

Coupled with the fact that Modric and Benzema were actively entangled with Malaga's ball-handlers in the center, Malaga's opening offensive test was difficult.

Saviola and Joaquin on the striker frequently retreated, using their technical advantages to cooperate with Isco to open up the situation bit by bit.

Malaga's advancement was not smooth, but at this moment they took the initiative on the court and still found some good opportunities in the battle with Real Madrid's midfield.

However, this short-lived joy of seeing hope did not last long in the hearts of Malaga players and their fans.

In the seventh minute of the first half, Isco, who received the ball for the first time and broke into the 30-meter area of ​​Real Madrid, lost the ball despite Li Ang's explosive pursuit and sideways tackle!

The key is that Li Ang's defense this time is not simply to destroy Malaga's offense.

After he succeeded in making a sideways tackle, he protected the ball with the arches of his feet and pulled forward. He also stood up and began to advance at a high speed!

This technique of retaining the ball is due to the fact that he has cut his hair short. Otherwise, many fans will mistakenly think that they are watching an old-school Italian defender defending!

After leading the ball seven or eight meters, Li Ang decisively sent a long pass behind Malaga's defense while observing!

It still has the characteristics of Brother Zilong's long pass, and Li Ang still has enough room for sprinting.

Callejon rushed past Monreal without the ball, and finally caught up with the football before Malaga midfielder Portillo pressed the defense and sent a wide arc cross!

It's a pity that Ronaldo, who was advancing this time, was blocked by Malaga right back Gamez and was unable to penetrate the ball's landing area in time.

Benzema finally tipped the ball a little too far under Demichelis's marking.

It was a pity that the goal was not scored, but it showed the essence of Real Madrid's opening tactics. Mourinho could not help but applaud his disciples while standing on the sidelines.

The Malaga fans at the scene exclaimed in unison and then patted their chests thankfully.

Then they almost all looked at Li Ang, who had launched the attack before.

Movistar's La Liga commentator even bluntly said that Li Ang once again completed the suppression of Isco in a direct confrontation!

Combining defense and attack, Li Ang's variations started very smoothly, catching Malaga completely off guard.

That is to say, his current long passing ability is indeed far behind Alonso.

Otherwise, if the ball just now was more confident and went to Ronaldo, maybe Ronaldo would be able to tear apart Malaga's defense immediately.

However, the flaws are not to be concealed, Li Ang's organizational change ability is already quite outstanding, and a single offensive and defensive transition can make Malaga fans feel his great threat!

In the following game time, Malaga still had to face Li Ang, a defensive "nail".

Because no matter how Isco tried, he could get past Modric and Matuidi, but he just couldn't continue to open a gap in the one-on-one with Li Ang.

There is no better way than passing the ball, but after passing the ball, the Real Madrid players who returned to defend were in position to force back Malaga's offensive test.

Li Ang stayed behind today and focused on frontal interception and organization, which highlighted his stability and strength.

During this period, Real Madrid's counterattack had not stopped much, and the initiative seized at the beginning of the Malaga match seemed to have become a poisonous apple.

If you don't eat it, it looks very tempting, but if you eat it, you will die slowly.

Mourinho was trying to lure Malaga into eating this poisonous apple. He would rather not take the initiative in the entire first half and just lower his body to defend against counterattacks.

Facts have proved that it is really undesirable to let Real Madrid's striker frequently attack its own defense on the counterattack.

Demichelis' performance this season has been quite good, but his adventurous spirit still makes him make impetuous defensive mistakes from time to time.

In the 31st minute of the first half, once again facing Real Madrid's long pass counterattack, Demichelis saw that Benzema was tending to retreat, and subconsciously chose to fight with him.

Is this similar to forward defense in basketball?

As long as the defender blocks his position first, the defender has a high chance of destroying the offensive team's possession of the ball and even taking the opportunity to counterattack.

But Demichelis's mistake was in his defensive anticipation.

He thought Benzema was trying to get a header into the penalty area and directly create opportunities for Ronaldo.

That is indeed very difficult, and he has a high probability of successfully destroying Real Madrid's attack.

But Benzema's final choice was to return the ball with a header!

It cannot be said that this kind of ball is not difficult, but compared with heading the ball back, the difficulty is much smaller!

Demichelis's defensive error allowed Modric, who advanced with the ball, to make the most correct choice calmly!

A direct pass to the right side of Malaga's penalty area made Demichelis' defense become quite funny and deadly!

Ronaldo's movement on the left side of the penalty area firmly restrained the defensive attention of Malaga's other central defender Sanchez and midfielder Ignacio Camacho.

Callejon's diagonal movement is very beautiful, and his connection of receiving the ball in the open area and hitting the goal directly is even more beautiful!

One kick deceived Malaga goalkeeper Caballero's low shot from a close corner!

When the football crossed the line, Li Ang, who was watching from the backcourt, raised his arms and shouted together with his teammates!

This goal was still a counterattack long pass initiated by Li Ang. He did not gain any personal data, but this did not prevent him from feeling a full sense of accomplishment!

While he was happy, Li Ang did not forget to continue teasing Isco, who was standing beside him with his hands on his hips and shaking his head.

"Look, you kid, this is Real Madrid now! Once you go to Barcelona, ​​I will always be able to beat you!"

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