Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Klopp taught himself a lesson with his own tactics.

He didn't win the bet.

And he couldn't blame luck today, because Dortmund had already led Real Madrid with good luck in the first half.

It's just that this luck didn't last long, and the Lewandowski explosion he expected didn't come true.

So in the current situation, Klopp has very few tactical options and it is very embarrassing.

He didn't defend when he could defend before, but now he is in a dilemma.

Mourinho decisively adopted a high-pressure half-time stance.

Now Real Madrid doesn't want to defend anymore. Real Madrid wants to score more goals and gain more advantageous chips for the second round of the confrontation between the two teams.

The reminder from the Dortmund assistant coach at the critical moment still made Klopp wake up.

We are not playing in the group stage now, nor are we playing in a final that determines the outcome.

He must make tactical decisions more calmly and steadily, which is related to whether Dortmund can go further this season.

The defeat in the first round was at the Bernabeu, and Dortmund still has a chance to make a comeback in the second round.

You know, they still have an away goal advantage, and the score is 1-2.

Is it really shabby to shrink the formation at the last moment and defend to the death?

In comparison, if Real Madrid scores another goal later and the score is rewritten to 1-3, then the result will be shabby, right?

So Klopp's confusion didn't last long. At the 82nd minute of the game, he thought it through and started to make substitutions and shrink the formation.

Kyle and Grosskreutz came on the court one after another.

Gotze and Kuba took a break.

Dortmund came out in a 5-4-1 formation, and even Royce retreated to the left of his own half.

In the Real Madrid half, Klopp kept Lewandowski to see if he could steal an opportunity to counterattack Real Madrid or something.

His change made Mourinho feel pity in his heart.

Mourinho really hopes that Klopp will fight to the end.

Klopp is brave, Dortmund will at least get Real Madrid's third goal today!

In other words, the playing of Kyle and Grosskreutz added vitality to Dortmund's defense.

Otherwise, it would be obvious that Dortmund's defensive players would be severely depleted due to this?

Real Madrid's offensive line, which still has some remaining strength, will have to penetrate Dortmund's defense sooner or later!

Klopp stopped, and Mourinho watched for another three minutes, also signaling his disciples to slowly withdraw from Dortmund's half.

This fierce competition, which lasted for almost eighty minutes, slowly came to an end.

The neutral fans enjoyed watching it. There were not many goals, but the intensity of the game was almost full.

Putting aside Real Madrid's tough midfield stranglehold in the middle, the scene between two teams that both like to play fast breaks is still very exciting when they confront each other.

Fans of the two teams did not feel particularly happy or disappointed immediately.

They all breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, just relax first.

Neutral fans find the game exciting and satisfying, but they feel the emotions are so high that their hearts can't bear the excitement.

This game featured an unexpected fall behind, a shaky-looking defense, a tenacious equalizer, and dramatic mistakes in the second half.

If it comes to the fans of the two families, neither of them can stand it.

Fortunately, the final score seemed acceptable to both sides.

After all, Real Madrid reversed the lead at home.

Dortmund scored an away goal, and they still have to fight hard when they return to home in the second round.

It's not really a happy family, but it's still something everyone gets.

The referee on duty did not extend the game too much. Just about half a minute after the stoppage time, he blew the whistle to end the game!

At this moment, Dortmund's players either put their hands on their knees and lowered their heads, gasping for air, or simply sat down on the turf to slow down their physical fitness.

From the group stage to the current Champions League semi-finals, they feel that their physical and energy consumption is particularly serious every time they play against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's players are better, but not much better.

Li Ang also took a few deep breaths, picked up his jersey and wiped the sweat off his face.

He was very tired today.

Mourinho was so ruthless today that he didn't even bring Matuidi on until the end of the game to relieve him of the defensive pressure.

In the last ten minutes of the first half and the beginning of the second half, in order to prevent Brother Long and the defense from direct impact from the opponent, he ran so hard that the soles of his feet were so hot!

But after all the hard work, he was still in a good mood after today's tough battle.

Because he has enough confidence to be proud of who he is today!

Go out and ask around. How many in football today can one person be the main force sweeping the midfield, and then insert the midfielder to change the situation of the battle?

He is the only one at the moment!

Even in the next few years, peak Matic and Kanter would not be able to reach his level.

Because one of the two midfielders is slower and the other cannot guard against high-altitude balls.

But he does not have these two shortcomings.

His absolute speed is barely considered top-notch in football, but his acceleration is now at the top entry level in football!

Kaká’s explosive acceleration talent is not in vain this season.

His acceleration ability has now reached the ability value of 87, which is only "two steps away" from the threshold value of 89.

It can be said that except for a few explosive acceleration monsters in football.

For example, Messi, Robben, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Royce may sometimes be forced out of position by one step.

But he can stably defend against other normal-speed forwards.

Because guarding against this type of player does not require him to be faster than the opponent throughout the game.

Rather, it depends on whether you can keep up with the opponent's explosive speed in the first five meters.

If he can keep up, he can fight in close quarters, forcing the opponent to slow down, and then wait for an opportunity to steal the ball.

That's why when he chose to draw talent cards last offseason, he prioritized the talent of acceleration instead of speed.

This is not to say that the improvement in absolute speed is not important, but for him, the current improvement in rapid bursts is more conducive to improving his defensive strength.

And the facts proved him right.

At least when he played against Messi some time ago, the number of times he was blown away was much less than last season.

With his current speed and flexibility sufficient, Li Ang's strength and header ability values ​​have also reached 86 and 87.

With very good ability values, Li Ang also has excellent position selection skills and decisive confrontation awareness.

So he doesn't have much problem in preventing high-altitude balls.

At best, he will sometimes be a little passive when faced with the big center retreating to get the ball.

After all, his height is now set at 1.85 meters, and he has not continued to grow in half a year.

No matter how good he is at heading the ball, sometimes when he encounters an opponent who is 1.92 meters tall and weighs more than 90 kilograms, his body model is not of the same size, and he has to admit that he cannot squeeze through.

But this is a rare case after all. Normally, Li Ang's current body of 1.85 meters and 83 kilograms is in the lower back position.

That is also a proper "tank".

He is flexible, fast, and has sufficient confrontation ability, and he is also durable.

Against some central midfielders or attacking midfielders with poor stature, Li Ang can directly exert a suppressive effect.

For example, Gotze coughs.

Speaking of Gotze, this kid didn't ask Li Ang to change his jersey after the game today. Maybe his self-confidence was frustrated again.

Royce came over cheerfully.

Li Ang was not pretentious and chatted directly with Royce in German for a while. In the end, the two exchanged jerseys amicably and hugged each other goodbye.

After the game, Li Ang received a champagne award symbolizing the best player in the game.

He Wei, who was interviewing him, didn't feel dirty when he came up. He was very happy and hugged Li Ang to celebrate the victory of the game.

And Li Ang casually wore Royce's jersey, shirtless and holding champagne for the interview.

A kind of masculine handsomeness and pure muscular beauty immediately broke through the screen, attracting countless domestic fans to cheer and take screenshots.

After the interview, Li Ang took the initiative to invite the domestic film crew to dinner.

There will be no dinner party within the Real Madrid team tonight. They usually hold a small dinner party after the two rounds of the knockout round are over.

So Li Ang almost had dinner with several Castilla gang brothers tonight.

Duan Xuan and Director Zhang declined politely at first, but in the end they could not withstand Li Ang's enthusiasm for repeated invitations.

Finally, after Li Ang took a quick shower and accepted some media interviews, the group went straight to the private French restaurant Li Ang booked.

He Wei took out his DV and recorded a short film about the dinner party.

Li Ang specially asked several of his brothers, including Casemiro, to greet the fans in his homeland.

This can be regarded as an early appearance, although it is unofficial.

But Li Ang thought that He Wei would also give out scarves or something after returning to China tomorrow, so it would be good to increase the popularity of these guys.

At the end of the game, everyone came to the restaurant around 10:30 pm local time. After eating and chatting until midnight, everyone left happily.

Li Ang had to participate in recovery training the next afternoon to prepare for the 33rd round of La Liga with Atletico Madrid.

So after saying goodbye to He Wei and the others, he went home to wash up and rest.

Channel 5’s commentary and interview team also caught a flight directly back to China the next morning.

However, both He Wei and Li Ang underestimated the attention and discussion that the released short film about the dinner party aroused in China.

After all, the live streaming industry has just emerged these days, and many cultural and sports stars are still separated from the public by an invisible wall.

Therefore, the atmosphere of life and down-to-earth communication method shown by Li Ang and others in the short film of dinner party once again made the domestic people feel cordial.

Ignoring the French dishes of steak, foie gras and other dishes on the table, replacing them with domestic stir-fried stews and the like, Li Ang and the others' way of gathering and chatting was not inconsistent at all.

So after winning the tough competition, Li Ang became famous again in China because of his down-to-earth way of dealing with people.

The result of Real Madrid's 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund didn't seem to be particularly noticeable.

Instead, He Wei, Duan Xuan and Director Zhang became the objects of crazy envy among domestic fans.

After all, we were eating and chatting with Li Ang!

Many fans in China think they can do it themselves, and they are self-taught when it comes to bragging at the dinner table.

It's a pity that I can only think about it with envy.

However, these fans are also very happy to see that Li Ang's private side is much more peaceful and friendly than they thought.

After all, to put it bluntly, everyone has fan filters. Whether they admit it or not, Li Ang's image in the hearts of domestic fans is very good.

But before, they only watched what the media reported about Li Ang.

Now that they see that the real Li Ang offline is indeed in line with their "imagination", as fans, they will naturally be even more happy.

Li Ang, who had a sound sleep in Madrid, didn't know that domestic fans were discussing it heatedly because of the video of himself eating.

After the match against Dortmund, Real Madrid only had three days to rest, and on the afternoon of the fourth day they would go away to challenge Atletico Madrid.

Time is running out, and Mourinho only dares to give the players half a day off. Naturally, the Real Madrid players have no intention of paying too much attention to external public opinion.

The make-up game is coming soon, and the Real Madrid team's recent league goal is to win three consecutive victories.

With three consecutive wins and nine points in the extra round, Real Madrid's lead over Barcelona will be ten points even if Barcelona does not lose its lead.

With only four rounds left in the league, Real Madrid only needs to win one more game to win the 2012-2013 La Liga trophy in advance!

Therefore, suffering is still bitter, but it is the last period of bitterness. After the bitterness, it is the moment of harvest as sweet as honey.

No Real Madrid player is willing to hold the team back at this time.

What Mourinho saw on the afternoon of April 24 was the whole team training in full swing.

The intensity of the recovery training will not be very high, and Mourinho couldn't be more satisfied with the high morale in the team.

Now is the moment when Real Madrid sprints in two lines at the end of the season. The main players have accumulated enough physical fitness and energy during the previous rotation and will be used at this stage!

On the afternoon of April 26, Mourinho even directly named his starting eleven at the pre-match press conference.

That’s how confident you are!

But Simeone, who received the news, did not dare to believe it immediately.

He was afraid that Mourinho would play some tactical smoke bombs and psychological warfare before the game again.

After all, he is also studying this aspect now, but if he wants to play this trick with Mourinho, he still feels ashamed.

So he kept an eye on it and made the final tactical arrangements based on his previous safe guess about Real Madrid's starting lineup.

But on the day of the game, that is, on the evening of April 27, after Real Madrid really released the starting eleven, Simeone once again felt the pain of being tortured by Mourinho.

"TMD! The main players are really all out?! Doesn't Mourinho plan to prepare for the second leg of the semi-final against Dortmund?"

This is not to blame Simeone for scolding, after all, this would be a normal coach who would choose appropriate rotations.

The main force played three games in a row?

Simeone only felt that Mourinho was crazy!

Real Madrid is expected to rotate some players, so Simeone's opening tactics are quite aggressive.

This also caused Atletico Madrid to fall into a passive tactical layout from the beginning.

Facing Real Madrid, which had all its main players, the aggressive Atletico Madrid failed to achieve anything in the battle for control of the midfield.

However, on the defensive end today, Atletico Madrid still nailed the midline.

The midfield quartet of Raul Garcia + Mario Suarez + Gabi + Koke is indeed tough!

Raul Garcia also had a fight with Li Ang today, and the two fought together from the beginning.

Their similar stature and aggressiveness made them dislike each other. After only ten minutes of fighting, the referee couldn't stand it anymore.

After separating the two tough midfielders who were pushing each other, the referee on duty gave each of them a verbal warning.

Today is Atletico Madrid's home court, so it's normal for the whistle to be slightly biased towards Atletico Madrid.

Li Ang didn't say much, and his mind was quite calm now.

The previous method of using force to break the game did not apply to Atletico Madrid today. Li Ang quickly changed his thinking. On the offensive end, he and Modric began to speed up the transmission of the ball.

Atletico Madrid's tactical layout is generally quite proactive, and they also want to attack and create threatening opportunities.

Therefore, in Atletico Madrid's backcourt, the space left is still enough for Li Ang and Modric to use.

To deal with Atletico Madrid's pressing defense, speeding up the pass and running and kicking are effective magic weapons.

This has strict requirements on the skills of attacking midfielders.

At least in the area of ​​passing and receiving in short and medium distances, the requirements are very high.

But for Li Ang and Modric, precise short passes happen to be their technical strengths, and running and kicking is not a problem.

The two's abundant physical fitness and smart position selection are enough to support this tactical play.

Mourinho could not help but nod as he watched the two people's tacit cooperation from the sidelines.

Benzema began to frequently retreat to serve as the midfield fulcrum, and Ronaldo and Di Maria also began to move in to support.

When Real Madrid gave up part of their offensive speed and switched to playing smooth offensive, passing and controlling football, gradually eroding Atletico Madrid's midfield defense, Simeone was in bad shape.

Real Madrid's smooth passing and control is definitely not as smooth as Barcelona's in previous years, but it is enough to cope with the current game.

During the patient transmission, both Li Ang and Modric were looking for murderous intent.

In the 26th minute of the first half, the game that had been deadlocked for almost half an hour ended due to Modric's sudden through ball!

Benzema's forward sprint just avoided Gabi's interception, but before Godin forced him to close, he nimbly knocked the ball back with his heel.

Miranda yelled at Mario Suarez, who was chasing back, not to give Li Ang a chance to take a long shot.

But Li Ang, who knew how to follow up, had no intention of taking a long shot.

Li Ang, who kept pushing the ball to Modric without stopping, almost attracted Gabi and Suarez to double-team, once again created a comfortable passing space for Magic Flute!

Magic Flute's habit of frequently turning his head to observe allowed him to clearly understand the movement situation of the players around him at this moment.

So he sent a very decisive pass!

Before the ball hit the back of Atletico Madrid's defense, Ronaldo, who had withstood Juanfran's defensive interference, volleyed it diagonally and hit the far corner of Atletico Madrid's goal!

Not above the far corner, but on the inside of the post below the far corner that is close to the turf!

Courtois' scalp was numb and he could only focus on making a save as soon as possible.

But Ronaldo, who had studied him for a long time, still had no choice but to hit this low ball specially!

Courtois, who was almost two meters tall, was a beat too slow when he got off the ground!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who successfully scored the goal, couldn't help but smile so happily. Coupled with Simeone, who was standing on the sidelines with a dark face, I can only say that this scene is amazing!

Cristiano Ronaldo once again put the "Atletico Madrid killer" hat on his head.

Although it was only less than half-time at this moment, Simeone always had an inexplicable feeling in his heart that his team would lose to Real Madrid again today!

Seeing Li Ang celebrating with his teammates on the court, Simeone roared in his heart.

"As long as you give me Li Ang, Real Madrid will definitely lose!"

The next chapter may be a little later. I originally planned to post it before ten o'clock in the evening, but some relatives who are working will be returning home soon, and I may have a dinner with my family tonight.

But it should be no problem to post another 5,000-word chapter before twelve o'clock, and the foodie can still continue coding for a while!